Gov. Neil Abercrombie reluctantly abandoned the proposal last year amid push back from businesses and lawmakers. And a bill this year sponsored by Big Island Sen. Josh Green failed in the Ledge.

But some 5,000 miles away in New York City, Mayor Mike Bloomberg is seeking to flat out ban the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks, the New York Times reports. And it looks like it’s going to pass. 

The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.

New Yorkers aren’t taking the news sitting down.

A police state, rioting in the streets, an attack on civil liberties — watch the NY Times video of people’s reactions. The proposed sugary drinks ban appears to be opening old wounds about Bloomberg’s smoking ban in bars, restaurants and public parks.