Thinktech Hawaii

  Like what you see? Please give generously. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=wOeJJadtCKGg5vYrkwGrAxeTPcjiElKt4Sa2G1y_Oir0nKbFgEa7SE-6K8vrP1t8jM6Vp0&country.x=US&locale.x=US New Hawaii bill only one hearing away from becoming law. The government, on both the state and federal level, has been largely missing in action on the screen time issue in the US. Despite the growing body of research linking excessive screen to a host of harms and surging screen time use for children both in and out of school, the DOH, CDC, DOE and other governmental bodies have been largely silent on the effects of screen time.  But new legislation is beginning to pop up. Hawaii State Senator Russell Ruderman joins us to talk about legislation he worked on with host Lauren Paer and introduced in the 2019 session, SB433, which mandates the creation of a public information campaign by the Hawaii DOH on the impact of screen time on children. It has made it through 3 hearings and is just one hearing away from becoming