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<br /> Print Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> From: Council Testimony (counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us) <br /> To: hawaiicountycouncil@yahoo.com <br /> Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:22:01 AM <br /> Subject: FW: Please vote to support Bill 224. <br /> <br /> <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Raul Hayasaka [mailto:hayasann a,ah.org] <br /> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:12 AM <br /> To: counciltestimonyaco.liawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Please vote to support Bill 224. <br /> <br /> To: Hawaii 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 health. Two years ago our State passed <br /> a smoke-free law covering all workplaces in Hawaii. However, smoking is <br /> still permitted in nearly all parks and beach parks within the State, <br /> including the Big Island. Our keiki continue to be exposed to the hazards of <br /> 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 /> I strongly encourage the Council to vote yes to pass Bill 224. Last year, <br /> Kahalu?u Beach Park in Kona went smoke free, legs 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 /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Raul Hayasaka <br /> 640 Ulukahiki Street <br /> Kailua, 11196734 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launcb?.rand=3rhgeldu8s4a2 2/21/2008 <br />