HONOLULU— Sunscreens containing two harmful petrochemicals, avobenzone and octocrylene, would be banned from sale in Hawai‘i under a bill passed today by the Hawai‘i Senate. This bill follows a 2018 ...

Chemicals in some sunscreens, such as octinoxate, octocrylene and oxybenzone, can wash off while a person is swimming, which can harm coral reefs and other marine wildlife, according to the bill.