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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: Thursdav, February 21, 2008 8:19:30 AM <br /> Subject: FW: Please vote to support Bill 224. <br /> <br /> <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Joan Loke [mailto:catnap whawaii.mcom_] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:52 PM <br /> To: counciltestimonv_@co.hawaii.hi.tiis <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, 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 /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Joan Loke <br /> 5090 Likini St. #1103E <br /> Honolulu, HI 96818 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=3tgbjimpt8b8v 2/21/2008 <br />