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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: Mona Maehara [monahi@hotmail.com] <br /> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:10 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 /> My name is Mona Maehara, and I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit using <br /> tobacco products at all Hawai'i County parks and beaches. <br /> As you know, smoking is hazardous to health. Because of this health risk the State enacted <br /> one of the strongest secondhand smoking laws in the nation, which prohibits smoking in <br /> virtually all workplaces, enclosed and partially enclosed public places. What was not <br /> included in our statewide no smoking law was a ban on smoking in parks and beach parks <br /> within the State. Our children continue to be endangered by 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. Children <br /> and families deserve clean, healthy places to 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 /> Mona Maehara <br /> Mona Maehara <br /> 4300 Waialae Avenue #557 <br /> Honolulu, HI 96816 <br /> <br /> $ti <br /> 00 <br /> 1 <br /> ro FTi <br /> r c <br /> rr; =D <br /> --r iT, <br /> co G <br /> c <br /> c.a <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br />