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I did a poll for "Do you think they should ban smoking at Kahalu'u beach?" My results were, 62.5% for "yes they should", and 37.5% for "no they shouldn't". Some reasons for banning smoking were, "The smell is horrible when you're trying to enjoy the beach" (name not available). "Because smoking kills you", quote from Harrison Hapgood, age 12. Jordan Witt (16) said, "Smoking kills you." Another quote from Christina (12) said, "It's not only damaging the smoker's lungs, but the little keiki (kids) who are around. It's not bad for the smoker but for everyone around the smoker." Other people think that smoking should be allowed at Kahalu'u. Justin (13) said, "let people do what they want, this isn't a communist government." My opinion is that, people come to Hawaii expecting spectacular sights, and beautiful beaches. Since Kahalu'u is so close to the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort (the place where I stayed when I first came to visit Kona), many of the guests go to Kahalu'u first before any other beaches. The first thing people may notice is how crowded it is. Then when you lay down in the sand you may have to pick up all the cigarette butts that are where you are sitting. That's not a very good first impression, and then when you are walking around you are most likely going to notice all the cigarette smoke hovering everywhere. I didn't like Kahalu'u the very first time I visited, and now that I live here I can do my best to make that beach more beautiful. Who wants to come to Hawaii to breath second hand smoke, go to the beach where there are more cigarette butts than sand, go snorkeling in water that is polluted, not me. Thank you for taking your time to read this even if your decision is not to ban smoking, I appreciate your time.