Kauai, Maui, and now the Big Island, have banned plastic bags — leading the state in curbing the use of single-use bags that fill landfills, pollute the ground and ocean, and can be harmful to sea turtles and marine animals that ingest them. 

Critics say Oahu, with 75 percent of the population, hasn’t been doing its part. 

This could change, however with the state legislature considering statewide fees on both plastic and paper bags.

Read Civil Beat’s story here.  And here is a breakdown from the Sierra Club on how much revenue the fees could bring in for things like watershed protection.