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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: Debbie Odo [dodo@ala-hawaii.org] <br /> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:01 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 /> I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit using tobacco products at all Hawai'i <br /> County parks and beaches. <br /> <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, o <br /> 0 <br /> Debbie Odo -t7 <br /> 680 Iwilei Road cz ..1_~ <br /> Suite 575 z[' rV [Tf <br /> Honolulu, HI 96817-~' p <br /> =D <br /> r; <br /> Z CX) <br /> W <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br />