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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> who are just forming their own ideas and opinions we need to surround them with <br /> positive images. These beaches are for everyone to enjoy. I take my family to spend <br /> quality time and enjoy our beautiful island. What visitor will want to see a beautiful <br /> oasis that is covered in cigarette butts and smelling like second hand smoke? <br /> <br /> Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of <br /> the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more <br /> pleasurable experience. <br /> <br /> Secondhand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health <br /> should be protected wherever possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's`s parks and <br /> beaches. In conclusion my family and yours deserve the right to breathe clean fresh air. <br /> Far beyond anyone's free rights the right to breathe fresh air is essential to live. If you <br /> can't breathe you DIE!!! Why are we wishing to turn the other cheek and allow second <br /> hand smoke to fatally harm everyone? The animals/sea life and environment becomes <br /> damaged, littered and killed by all the waste from tobacco and its accessories, such as, <br /> wrapping, matches, etc. Our beaches are not an ash tray it's a safe sanctuary to enjoy. <br /> Tourism as one of our heaviest incomes on our islands, they are looking for the island <br /> feel. Our County beaches and parks are selling our island oasis as our natural selling <br /> points. There is nothing natural and beautiful by a beach or park littered with cigarette <br /> butts and smelling second hand smoke. <br /> <br /> Please accept this written testimony in support of this bill. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> Melissa Rapoza <br /> REAL <br /> P.O. Box 90 <br /> Kurtistown, HI 96760 <br />