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influence the lives of others. The police officers will not be the only party to uphold the law. It will be the responsibility of the individuals in our community to uphold the law and influence their family and friends to maintain a smoke free environment. Bill 224 in its current form: • Supports precious coastal and marine life by eliminating toxic debris that kill them • Supports clean, beautiful beaches, parks and recreational facilities for all to enjoy, including visitors. • Supports clean air free of secondhand smoke, for which there is no safe level of exposure. • Supports over 80% of the population that choose not to use tobacco and breathe in deadly tobacco smoke with its 4,000 chemicals • Supports the 60% of smokers who want to quit by providing smoke-free outdoors free of habit triggers by seeing or breathing in other smoke • Supports a consistent message to keiki, that tobacco use is an unhealthy and unacceptable life-style choice • Supports preventive measures in our current healthcare crisis • Supports implementation and compliance, because it is easy to understand • Supports a vision of a sustainable, healthy and prosperous community for all its citizens Bill 224 is about everyone's right to breathe clean air and significantly reducing the toxic litter at our County parks, beaches and recreational facilities. Bill 224 will still allow individuals to smoke and use tobacco products - just not at our beautiful parks, beaches and facilities where keiki and their ohana visit and would like to fully enjoy. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill and override the veto. Sincerely, Caroline M. Teruya Physical Activity and Nutrition Coalition Facilitator Hawaii County P.O. Box 7583 Hilo, HI 96720 Cell phone: (808) 782-2150 Email: caroline.kunitake@gmail.com