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<br /> Print Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> From: Council Testimony (counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us) <br /> To: hawaiicountycouncil@yahoo.com <br /> Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:20:44 AM <br /> Subject: FW: Please vote to support Bill 224. <br /> <br /> <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Tara Nakano-Honda [mailto:tnn_akano ctioo.com] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:33 PM <br /> To: counciltestimonv(ib.co.hawaiihi.us <br /> Subject: Please vote to support Bill 224. <br /> <br /> To: Hawai?i County Council <br /> Re: TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 <br /> Relating To Prohibition of Smoking In Certain Places <br /> Council hearing: February 21, 2008 <br /> <br /> I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit using tobacco products at <br /> all Hawai'i County parks and beaches. <br /> <br /> As you know, smoking is hazardous to all our healths. Two years ago our <br /> State passed a smoke-free law covering all workplaces in Hawai'i. However, <br /> smoking is still permitted in nearly all parks and beach parks within the <br /> State, including the Big Island. Our keiki continue to be exposed to the <br /> hazards of secondhand smoke. <br /> Additionally, discarding cigarettes and cigar butts onto our beaches is <br /> unsightly, unclean and particularly hazardous to small children who handle <br /> and sometime ingest them. What message are we sending our children when <br /> their places of play are polluted with smoke and the trash from dropped <br /> butts? Children and families deserve clean, healthy places to enjoy outdoor <br /> activities. <br /> <br /> The cigarette butts are not only hazardous to our health, but to the <br /> environment. They are not biodegradable and can last for many years. Imagine <br /> walking on a beach filled with cigarette butts instead of sand <br /> <br /> I strongly encourage the Council to vote yes to pass Bill 224. Last year, <br /> Kahalu% Beach Park in Kona went smoke free, let?s do the same for the rest <br /> of the Island. Passing Bill 224, will make visiting all our parks and <br /> beaches more enjoyable. <br /> <br /> Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> Tara Nakano-Honda <br /> 16-381 Old Volcano Rd. <br /> Keaau, HI 96749 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=3tgbjimpt8b8v 2/21/2008 <br />