$50,000
Maximum penalty for “intentionally or knowingly [taking] a Hawaiian monk seal” under SB2441, a bill that would make killing the endangered animals a Class C felony
40-50
Approximate number of requests for President Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate fielded each month by the state Department of Health
2
Number of DOH staff members available to respond to the requests
50 million
Number of “single-use bags” discarded annually in Maui County; a County ordinance that bars businesses from “providing plastic bags to their customers at the point of sale” is set to take effect in January 2011
Sources: Capitol.hawaii.gov, Hawaii Department of Health, Recycle Maui, mauicounty.gov, Honolulu Advertiser
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