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<br /> <br /> <br /> Mar 11 08 1026p John Harrison (808)595.5143 p.2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Birds and sea mammals ingest the butts and brightly colored lighters thinking that ifs food. <br /> <br /> Plastic pieces have been found in the stomachs of fish. birds, whales, and other marine creatures. <br /> Ingestion of plastic lighters and cigarette filters is a known threat to island wildlife. <br /> <br /> <br /> Passage of Bill 244, will go a long way in eventually improving the costal ecosystems on the Big <br /> Island. The reduction of smoking related litter, cigarette butts, cigar tips, lighters, and the <br /> wrappers on cigarette packs, will eliminate cigarette litter throughout our watershed and ensure <br /> <br /> the survival or many of our State's endemic and indigenous birds, sea hwdes, and costal fishes- <br /> <br /> Let's put an end to the worlds greatest environmental titter problem, at least on the Big Island. I <br /> <br /> strongly urge you to pass Bill 224 as is un-amended. <br /> <br /> R y. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> John arrison <br /> Went <br />