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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: Olga Geling [geling@hawaii.edu[ <br /> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:54 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Please vote to support Bill 224. <br /> To: Hawai?i County Council <br /> Re: TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 <br /> Relating To Prohibition of Smoking In Certain Places Council hearing: February 21, 2008 <br /> <br /> I STRONGLY SUPPORT Bill 224, which would prohibit using tobacco products at all Hawaii <br /> County parks and beaches. <br /> As you know, smoking is hazardous to health. Two years ago our State passed a smoke-free <br /> law covering all workplaces in Hawai'i. However, smoking is still permitted in nearly all <br /> parks and beach parks within the State, including the Big Island. Our keiki continue to be <br /> exposed to the hazards of secondhand smoke. <br /> Additionally, discarding cigarettes and cigar butts onto our beaches is unsightly, unclean <br /> and particularly hazardous to small children who handle and sometime ingest them. What <br /> message are we sending our children when their places of play are polluted with smoke and <br /> the trash from dropped butts? Children and families deserve clean, healthy places to <br /> enjoy outdoor activities. <br /> I strongly encourage the Council to vote yes to pass Bill 224. Last year, Kahalu?u Beach <br /> Park in Kona went smoke free, let?s do the same for the rest of the Island. Passing Bill <br /> 224, will make visiting all our parks and beaches more enjoyable. <br /> Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Olga Geling <br /> 1960 East-West Road <br /> Bic-Med D-104 <br /> Honolulu, HI 96822 <br /> d~'o <br /> 956-0929 0~} r, <br /> Z- <br /> N T: <br /> O <br /> I `co C <br /> <br /> m <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br />