{"id":40804,"date":"2017-08-16T06:26:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T06:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=40804"},"modified":"2017-08-16T06:26:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T06:26:42","slug":"dont-pack-sunscreen-next-trip-hawaii-hotels-will-make-sure-youre-covered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/travel\/dont-pack-sunscreen-next-trip-hawaii-hotels-will-make-sure-youre-covered.html","title":{"rendered":"Don’t pack sunscreen on your next trip to Hawaii. These hotels will make sure you’re covered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t pack sunscreen on your next trip to Hawaii. These hotels will make sure you’re covered<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Don’t pack sunscreen on your next trip to Hawaii. These hotels will make sure you’re covered:-Before you pack for your next trip to Hawaii, be prepared to leave your favorite sunscreen at home. And don\u2019t worry, your skin won\u2019t fry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientific research shows that oxybenzone \u2013 also known as BP-3, contained in many sunscreen lotions, cremes and sprays \u2014 is extremely harmful to the state\u2019s fragile coral reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aqua-Aston Hospitality, Hawaii\u2019s largest chain of hotels and resorts, has come up with a way to protect guests and protect the ocean coral.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check-in desks and towel supply stations at the company\u2019s nearly 50 properties throughout the state will allow guests to swap their oxybenzone-containing sunscreen for a free bottle of Raw Elements, a reef-safe sunscreen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Safe sunscreen dispensers also are provided to hotel guests for free.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company\u2019s For Our Reef campaign began earlier this year, before an announcement July 20 that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would provide a $715,000 grant to Hawaii to help protect its fragile coral.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a news release from Sen. Mazie Hirono, (D-Hawaii), the money will be used to \u201cfund activities critical to the effective management and protection of Hawaii\u2019s coral reefs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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South Kohala, on Hawaii Island, and West Maui are designated as top priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

In November 2015, the National Ocean Service, a federal agency, reported that a team of international scientists had found that oxybenzone \u201cis highly toxic to juvenile corals and other marine life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The report said swimmers wearing sunscreen are contributing to problems such as DNA damage and deformities in baby coral.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report also found that the chemical is used in more than 3,500 skin care products sold worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you don\u2019t bring any sunscreen, you can buy Raw Elements\u2019 all-natural Broad Spectrum SPF-30 but it\u2019s pricey. It costs $18.99 for a 3-ounce tube.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reef-safe sunscreen also can be found in dispensers at Honolulu\u2019s Waikiki Aquarium, just steps from the world-famous beach and the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/travel\/deals\/la-tr-hawaii-sunscreen-coral-reefs-20170809-story.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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