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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Swallow, Linda <br /> <br /> From: Michele Nihipali [nihipalim001@hawa6.rr.com] <br /> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:07 AM <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 Hawaii. 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, <br /> Michele Nihipali <br /> 54-074 A Kam Hwy <br /> Hauula, HI 96717 <br /> <br /> v <br /> 0 <br /> t ~ <br /> `TI <br /> Csi1 <br /> Z o <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> N <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Ref. To: kh l- <br /> Ref. Date FEB 9 R ma <br /> <br /> 1 <br />