As a smoker I hate the bans. About 5 years ago Honolulu banned smoking in restaurants. I was ok with that, I can wait until I'm done. But last year they passed a complete ban on smoking in public places. No restaurants, bars (
), shopping centers, parking garages, airports, or anywhere within 20 feet of a door or window. That is taking it too far, especially bars. I mean really, drinking and smoking just go together. There are a couple of bars here than ignore the ban. They get my business when I'm in the area (not that often because they are in Waikiki and it is a long drive and parking sucks).
I believe it should be up to the business. Maybe they could give a tax cut to businesses that voluntarily ban smoking, then let the business decide. People could then choose to go to the businesses that they want.