Hawaii merchants want lawmakers to bag several proposals they say would cost their customers dearly.
Three bills before the state Senate would either prohibit the use of plastic bags by retailers, or provide a financial incentive not to use them.
The Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii are fighting the bills, mainly because of the costs involved.
The President of the HFIA, Richard Botti, says if it costs the store more, it has to to include it in the prices, and everything's going to be passed onto the consumer.
The Honolulu Star Bulletin says supporters of the bills say it doesn't make sense to have plastic bags filling up Hawaii's landfills.
