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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0942.148 2006-2008 Bill 224 Comm. 942.148 Attached are 23 similar letters in support of Bill 224, Comm. 942., which bans smoking of cigarettes or tobacco products, or use of any tobacco products at all County parks and recreational facilities. 1. Loren Amaral 2. Bryson Areola 3. Roy Arizo 4. Melissa Chong 5. Jayson Cordero 6. Jeremy Davison 7. Eilese Delarosa 8. Alyssa Doctor 9. Hannah Hedrick IO.Cyd L. Hoffeld I I.Gabrielle Horttor 12.AlanaJardine 13.Hina Joaquin 14.Lupe Koniseti 15.Carolyn Lancaster 16.Hye-ryeon Lee, Ph.D. 17.Anela Liva 18.Devin Liva 19.Cecily Nago 20.Hazel Nakano 21.Charles E. Roessler,Kauai Neighbor Island Coalition Coordinator 22.Faith Rossman 23.Jayshawn Smith Comm No. -1~~•~~ Ref. To: fte"O Ref. Date Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:46 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support bill 224 Attachments: Loren Amaral-KYBC.doc 0 0 thank yours C- Z' _ N Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. = m 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Loren Amaral, Keaau Youth Business Center, REAL RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Loren Amaral; I am with the Keaau Youth Business Center and REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I am in support of this Bill passing because the littering from cigarettes ruins our beaches. My dad use to smoke, but when I was born he quit because he did not want to contribute second hand smoke to me, and didn't want me around smoking. Despite progress made in successfully legislating indoor tobacco smoke in workplaces, our keiki continue to be exposed to the hazards of second-hand smoke in public places. Second-hand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen - same as asbestos - there are no safe levels of exposure. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion I am in support of Bill 224 because I hate all the littering that comes from smoking. I really want everyone to be able to breathe clean air, without second hand smoke harming our health. Second hand smoke it a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever, possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's parks and beaches. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Loren Amaral P.O. Box 562 Volcano Hi 96785 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:38 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Support Bill 224 Attachments: Bryson Areola-KYBC.doc Thank you Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. N O 00 rJC~ ro Z1 N cl'I 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Bryson Arcola, Keaau Youth Business Center, REAL RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I am a high school student who attends Keaau Youth Business Center, and a member of REAL, a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I attend our beaches and parks often with my family and friends. This measure will also reduce toxic litter, and send the message that tobacco use is not the norm in our community, so we stop sending keiki mixed messages about tobacco use. Children and families deserve clean, healthy places to enjoy outdoor activities. Visiting our parks, beaches and recreational facilities should be a pleasurable and safe experience for all. Discarded cigarettes and cigar butts at our parks and beaches are unsightly, unclean and particularly hazardous to small children and wildlife. A child putting a toxic cigarette butt into their mouth should not be part of that experience. Cigarettes and their packaging is number one litter item on our island. Cigarette butts are composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic, which is estimated to take up to 25 years to decompose on land and in the sand. It takes a cigarette butt 5 years to decompose in the ocean. Cigarette butts can pose a deadly threat to wildlife. Indigestible cigarette filters have been found in the stomachs of sea turtles, fish, birds, whales and other marine creatures who mistake them for food, swallowing harmful plastic and toxic chemicals. I don't like smoking at the beaches because of all the littering it is very gross. If the little kids who attend the beach put it in their mouths it can hurt them. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Bryson Arcola HCR 2 Box 6009 Keaau HI 96749 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:50 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support bill 224 Attachments: Roy Arizo-BBoy.doc o m thank you C 1 1 H Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. F , L H co 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Roy Arizo, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Roy Arizo I am a 16 year old high school student at Hilo High School. I am a member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth driven movement to fight back the tobacco industry, which heavily targets my generation. I strongly support Bill 224 in its current form, and I commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I am a member of a break dancing crew with my friends. We practice break dancing at Mohouli Park. Break dancing is a big part of my life; it is some what like MY anti-drug. Sometimes, though our practice ends early, because of people using our beautiful park as a place to take a break and light up. The smoke is horrible and it interrupts us. You can't dance if you can't breathe. We are forced to move else where. There are not many places to go to in Hilo and we enjoy being outdoors to practice, but we can't enjoy the park and be forced to inhale all the toxins. Here we are trying to do the right thing with our spare time, and we are subjected to second hand smoke, the rotting negative image that is portrayed from smoking, and the litter to our place of refugee, and practice. I ask you County Council members please don't allow our only places to practice continue to be a smoking haven for others. Please let us youth enjoy our beautiful parks. Please accept this as a written testimony in support of Bill 224 smoke free beaches and park places. Thank you, Roy Arizo Hilo Hi 96720 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:48 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us, shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support Bill 224 Attachments: Melissa Chong.doc thank you o Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. Ord z - N _ : N = Cp 4/21/2008 March 10, 2008 To: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Melissa Chong, REAL, Board member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Melissa Chong I am a board member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit use of tobacco products at all County of Hawaii parks and beaches, effectively providing a clean and healthy environment for Hawaii's keiki, ohana, visitors and wildlife. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. 1 strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I believe that if the beaches became smoke free less people on the Big Island would become sick from second hand smoke. Myself as well as other members of the community go to the beach to swim and enjoy the beautiful scenery, but not to have smoke blown in our faces. There would be less litter on the beaches for us as beach goers to step on. The animals that are on shore will also not get sick from eating the cigarette butts. So please pass this law to keep all beaches smoke free to keep our beautiful land clean and to keep everyone safe and healthy. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. I am concerned of the welfare of the scenery and animals that are destroyed by the effects of individuals rubbish from cigarettes. I want to be able to enjoy the beach without worrying about getting ill from the smell of second hand smoke. Secondhand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever possible, including while enjoying HawaiTs parks and beaches. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Melissa Chong 60 Oliana Street Hilo, Hi 96720 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:44 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us, kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support bill 224 Attachments: Jayson Cordero-KYBC.doc N thank you 00 Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Jayson Cordero, Keaau Youth Business Center, REAL RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I am a high school student who attends Keaau Youth Business Center and a member of REAL; a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I attend our beaches and parks regularly. I am in support of this bill because when people are done smoking they just drop their rubbish and butts all on the ground, making places dirty for other individuals. Families don't enjoy it as much because it is all dirty. This measure will also reduce toxic litter, and send the message that tobacco use is not the norm in our community, so we stop sending keiki mixed messages about tobacco use. Children and families deserve clean, healthy places to enjoy outdoor activities. Visiting our parks, beaches and recreational facilities should be a pleasurable and safe experience for all. Discarded cigarettes and cigar butts at our parks and beaches are unsightly, unclean and particularly hazardous to small children and wildlife. A child putting a toxic cigarette butt into their mouth should not be part of that experience. Cigarettes and their packaging is number one litter item on our island. Cigarette butts are composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic, which is estimated to take up to 25 years to decompose on land and in the sand. It takes a cigarette butt 5 years to decompose in the ocean. Cigarette butts can pose a deadly threat to wildlife. Indigestible cigarette filters have been found in the stomachs of sea turtles, fish, birds, whales and other marine creatures who mistake them for food, swallowing harmful plastic and toxic chemicals. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Jayson Cordero HCR2 16-1332 Pahoa Hwy Keaau Hi 96749 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:45 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support Bill 224 Attachments: Jeremy Davison- expo.doc thank you o On, Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Jeremy Davison, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Jeremy Davison and I am a member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I am in support of this Bill passing because I very much dislike tobacco smoke. Despite progress made in successfully legislating indoor tobacco smoke in workplaces, we continue to be exposed to the hazards of second-hand smoke in public places. Second- hand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen - same as asbestos - there are no safe levels of exposure. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion I am in support of Bill 224 because I want everyone to be able to breathe clean air, without second hand smoke harming our health. Second hand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever, possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's parks and beaches. It is the responsibility off the government to protect the public's health, including while enjoying our parks and beaches. Clean air is my right, and it must be protected. Pass Bill 224 in its current form. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Jeremy Davison P.O. Box 232 Pahoa Hi 96778 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:40 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Support Bill 224 Attachments: Eilese Delarosa-expo.doc Thank you ti Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. 07 a N 1-+ 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Eilese Delarosa, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Eilese Delarosa I am a member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I am in support of this Bill passing because my dad smokes all the time and the smoke makes me sick. Some people are really rude and smoke by you even if you're holding a baby. Despite progress made in successfully legislating indoor tobacco smoke in workplaces, our keiki continue to be exposed to the hazards of second-hand smoke in public places. Second-hand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen - same as asbestos - there are no safe levels of exposure. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion I am in support of Bill 224 because I hate all the littering that comes from smoking. I really want everyone to be able to breathe clean air, without second hand smoke harming our health. Second hand smoke it a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever, possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's parks and beaches. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Eilese Delarosa 462 Kaumana Dr. Hilo, HI 96720 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:34 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us 2000 RPR 21 PM 1 13 Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; CC''.!i 1 bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us COUNTY Subject: Support Bill 224 Attachments: Alyssa Doctor.doc Thankyou Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. 4/21/2008 April 15, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council Fr: Alyssa Doctor, REAL RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Alyssa Doctor and I am a youth member of REAL. REAL is a statewide movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit use of tobacco products at all County of Hawaii parks and beaches, effectively providing a clean and healthy environment for Hawaii's keiki, ohana, visitors and wildlife. I commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I congradulate you for shoing true leadership & vision by passing this bill. I strongly urge you to continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto of this bill. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I attend our County beaches and parks regularly with my friends and family. I hate the smell of someone smoking. I feel like it is burning my entire nose. I hate the disgusting odor that adheres to my clothing, hair, and skin causing damage to myself. It is very bad for our environment; all the litter and chemical damage our beautiful earth. The animals and sea life eat all the litter and it is deadly to their health. It is also valuable money that is being spent to clean after all the individuals who choose to use our land and beaches as their ashtray. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion, I hate to smell second hand smoke not only the risk of damaging effects to everyone's health, it stinks. The environment and its inhabitants are in danger. The money that is being spent to clean up the littered beaches and parks as well as help to save these animals could be used to effectively, if people weren't allowed to ruin our beaches. Secondhand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever possible, including while enjoying Hawai'i`s parks and beaches. It is the responsibility of government to protect the public's health, including while enjoying Hawai'i's parks and beaches. Clean air is my right, and it must be protected. Pass Bill 224 in its current form. Please accept this written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Alyssa Doctor P.O. Box 2227 Pahoa Hi 96778 04/21/2008 W42 FAX ®001/ul- April 21, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Hannah Hedrick RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in Its current form) Relating To Smoking In Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Thank you so much for responding to our pleas to pass Bill 224 without a smoking- designated areas amendment. Mayor Kim has responded twice to my communications urging him not to veto the Bill. His objections to the Bill ignore the wishes of the vast majority of Country residents and violate their right to reduce exposure to second hand smoke and to toxic tobacco litter. It would be socially irresponsible to ignore this opportunity, Far from being "too rch, too soon," tobacco-free County parks and recreation areas may be "too little„ tpo lat for people with impaired lung and heart function who could not participate b k' "a iboke 4 were exercising their "right" 1-~ Please accept this written testimony in support of Bill 224, override Mayor Kim's illy conceived veto, and choose clean air over political expediency! 3 Aloha, co Hannah Hedrick CIO Fem Forest ®ool/oo04/21/2008 08:23 FAX April 21, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Cyd Hofi'eld, Kenau Youth Business Center RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) y Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii " 3 1 Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22;02008 c9 Good afternoon Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members. Thank you for the oppotunit3rb present testimony today. My name is Cyd L. Hoffeld and I strongly support Bill 224. On Monday, 3/10/08,1 took a group of high school student on a field trip to Richardson Beach Park. The purpose of the field trip was to clean the beach of trash including cigarette butts. We decided to time the activity to see how much trash we'd collect within 1 hour. We ended up collecting 3 shopping bags full of cigarette butts alone. It was disgusting. Please help to keep our park grounds and air clean of cigarettes and its waste. Toxic litter from Cigarette butts and tobacco packaging we the number one litter problem we have on our beaches. Ingesting cigarettes butts is harmful to young children, our coastal birds and marine life. Toxins from cigarette butts leach into the ground and ocean. Secondhand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen - same as asbestos, means it is known to cause cancer, and there are no safe levels of exposure. Outdoor tobacco smoke is known to be as toxic as indoor secondhand smoke and negatively affects children and adults with asthma, emphysema and other health problems like heart disease. Everyday, 3,000 youth become newly addicted tobacco users. Children get mixed messages about tobacco use. Changing societal acceptance of tobacco use is needed through strong government intervention in order to counter tobacco industry tactics. Please override Mayor Kim's veto and make Bill 224 a law. Mahalo. Cyd L. Hoffeld Page 1 of I Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:41 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Testimony Support Bill 224 Attachments: Gabrielle Horttor- expo.doc thank you Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. 9 O W 07 n C f--J - f..A 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Gabrielle Horttor, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Gabrielle Horttor and I am a member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I am in support of this Bill passing because I think that the littering left from smoking is gross. People leave cigarette butts all over the place. Visiting our parks, beaches and recreational facilities should be a pleasurable and safe experience for all. Discarded cigarettes and cigar butts at our parks and beaches are unsightly, unclean and particularly hazardous to small children and wildlife. A child putting a toxic cigarette butt into their mouth should not be part of that experience. Cigarettes and their packaging is number one litter item on our island. Cigarette butts are composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic, which is estimated to take up to 25 years to decompose on land and in the sand. It takes a cigarette butt 5 years to decompose in the ocean. Cigarette butts can pose a deadly threat to wildlife. Indigestible cigarette filters have been found in the stomachs of sea turtles, fish, birds, whales and other marine creatures who mistake them for food, swallowing harmful plastic and toxic chemicals. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion I am in support of Bill 224 because I hate all the littering that comes from smoking. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Gabrielle Horror P.O. Box 711524 Mountain View, Hi 96771 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:31 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Support Bill 224 Attachments: Alana Jardine- Honokaa.doc Thankyou Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AO_L Autos. N O l? N -r FJ vv-~ 4/21/2008 April 15, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Alana Jardine, REAL RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Alana Jardine. I am a member of REAL the statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. 1 strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. The veto of this Bill is inconsistent with previous statements and budget priorities relating to health care made by County Administration. By vetoing Bill 224, Mayor Kim is perpetuating the health care crisis we are facing today. I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit use of tobacco products at all County of Hawaii parks and beaches, effectively providing a clean and healthy environment for Hawaii's keiki, ohana, visitors and wildlife. I commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I hope you continue to pass this very important bill. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. My family, friends and I love to enjoy our beaches, but it makes it difficult when people are smoking where I choose to breathe. I have bad asthma and the second hand smoke makes it worst. Little children put the remains of the cigarettes into their mouths which is toxic for them. I love to enjoy our beautiful beaches, but it is impossible when our beaches are littered with cigarettes. I want to have fun not clean after someone else's littered cigarettes. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In Hawaii their a lot of people who suffer from asthma, we do not need more efforts in suffocating us, by allowing others to smoke up our clean air. Secondhand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever possible, including while enjoying Hawai i s parks and beaches. Children should be allowed to roam the beach without having to stumble upon a cigarette. It is the responsibility of government to protect the public's health, including while enjoying Hawaii s parks and beaches. Clean air is my right, and it must be protected. Pass Bill 224 in its current form. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Alana Jardine P.O. Box 1321 Honokaa HI 96727 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:42 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Testimony support Bill 224 Attachments: Hina Hilo special committee poss.doc Np O thank you 00 z rr Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. :3 T' f~ V 4/21/2008 April 15, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Hina Joaquin, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Hina Joaquin I am a member of REAL; the statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit use of tobacco products at all County of Hawaii parks and beaches, effectively providing a clean and healthy environment for Hawaii's keiki, ohana, visitors and wildlife. I commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. 1 strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I use our beaches frequently and am disturbed to witness the harmful acts that follow those who smoke at our beaches. The cigarettes get thrown into the ocean the fish, crabs, or other sea creatures ingest the cigarette causing them to die, or worse we eat contaminated fish. Birds take the cigarette rubbish back to their nests to feed to their babies causing the baby birds to die. On one occasion while I was enjoying my day at the beach relaxing someone started smoking a cigar. The cigar was really stink and I couldn't handle the smell. Finally the person chose to extinguish the cigar and leave it on the beach. I then had to pick up this stink cigar to throw it away in the rubbish. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. I care about our island and its inhabitants I wish to preserve its natural beauty which makes it difficult with all the cigarette related litter. The animals, sea creatures are in jeopardy by ingesting this toxic. I am suppressed by other people's bad choices, when all I want to do is breathe clean air. Secondhand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever possible, including while enjoying HawaiTs parks and beaches. It is the responsibility of government to protect the public's health, including while enjoying HawaiTs parks and beaches. Clean air is my right, and it must be protected. Pass Bill 224 in its current form. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Hina Joaquin 240 Alawaena st Hilo, Hi 96720 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:47 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; j aco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support bill 224 Attachments: Lupe Koniseti- expo.doc thank you 6 Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at A_OL Autos. °o ~C) -0 s't C r7 - N C_1J 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Lupe Koniseti, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Lupe Koniseti and I am a member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I am in support of this Bill passing because I would prefer if we could not smoke in general. The affects of smoking and inhaling second hand smoke is horrific. Our lives are affected everyday by smoking. Everyone has been affected negativity by smoking, whether it is a loved one has an illness, death, or other health issues. Despite progress made in successfully legislating indoor tobacco smoke in workplaces, our keiki continue to be exposed to the hazards of second-hand smoke in public places. Second-hand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen - same as asbestos - there are no safe levels of exposure. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion I am in support of Bill 224 because I really want everyone to be able to breathe clean air, without second hand smoke harming our health. Second hand smoke it a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever, possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's parks and beaches. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Lupe Koniseti 16-2331 Ainaloa Dr. Pahoa, Hi 96778 Murashige, Laura From: Carolyn Lancaster [carolyn96755@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:37 AM To: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us, enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: cdgcdg@aol.com; livetobaccofree@hawaii.rr.com Subject: RE: Veto Override of Bill 224 Attachments: Override veto Bill224.doc 4~ W 00 Z,_ rn Override veto _ Bi11224.doc (24 3 - April 16, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council 00 FR: Carolyn Lancaster, RDH RE: TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing on Tuesday,April 22, 2008 My name is Carolyn Lancaster and I am a retired Registered Dental Hygienist, having served in dentistry for over 40 years. Please know that I wholeheartedly support you in your important decision to override Mayor Kim's veto of Bill 224. Since you passed this bill before, I am sure you are all well aware of all the reasons for this critical piece of legislation to protect our keiki, our citizens, our environment, and, in fact, the very air we all must breathe. As a dental hygienist, I have seen first hand the devastation smoking causes, not just on the oral cavity, but on the general health of the smoker as well as the persons who breathe second hand smoke. Personally, I have lost dear friends and loved ones to lung cancer, and if passing this legislation would save even one life, it would be worth it. Bill 224 is a chance to do something about everyone's right to breathe clean air and significantly reduce the toxic litter at our County parks, beaches and recreational facilities. Bill 224 doesn't take away an individual's right to smoke or use tobacco products - it enhances our ability to enjoy our beautiful parks, beaches and facilities, qualities visitors will respect and enjoy as well. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill and override the veto. Wiith aloha, Carolyn Lancaster, RDH PO Box 907, Kapaau, HI 96755 Email: carolyn96755@yahoo.com Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/; ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ 1 April 16, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Carolyn Lancaster, RDH RE: TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Carolyn Lancaster and I am a retired Registered Dental Hygienist, having served in dentistry for over 40 years. Please know that I wholeheartedly support you in your important decision to override Mayor Kim's veto of Bill 224. Since you passed this bill before, I am sure you are all well aware of all the reasons for this critical piece of legislation to protect our keiki, our citizens, our environment, and, in fact, the very air we all must breathe. As a dental hygienist, I have seen first hand the devastation smoking causes, not just on the oral cavity, but on the general health of the smoker as well as the persons who breathe second hand smoke. Personally, I have lost dear friends and loved ones to lung cancer, and if passing this legislation would save even one life, it would be worth it. Bill 224 is a chance to do something about everyone's right to breathe clean air and significantly reduce the toxic litter at our County parks, beaches and recreational facilities. Bill 224 doesn't take away an individual's right to smoke or use tobacco products - it enhances our ability to enjoy our beautiful parks, beaches and facilities, qualities visitors will respect and enjoy as well. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill and override the veto. With aloha, Carolyn Lancaster, RDH PO Box 907, Kapaau, HI 96755 Email: carolyn96755@yahoo.com Message Page 1 of I Murashige, Laura From: Hye-ryeon Lee [hyeryeon@hawaii.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:50 PM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; haco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Testimony for Bill 224 Attachments: Override veto Bi11224.pdf Aloha. Please attached written testimony in support of veto overide for Bi11224. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my testimony. Thank you! FIR I lye-ryeon Lee, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Chair Department of Speech Communication & Cancer Research Center of Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa 2560 Campus Road, George 329 Honolulu, HI 96822 :aj T el: (808) 956-3322 z r° r r T' ` Fax: (808) 956-3947 www.hawaii.edu/speech .r, L.'2 u r.f C_.. ca s ~ 4/16/2008 April 15, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Hye-ryeon Lee, Ph.D. RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Hye-ryeon Lee and I live at 3094 Kaloaluiki Street in Manoa valley. I am a health communication researcher and on the faculty at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. The veto of this Bill is inconsistent with previous statements and budget priorities relating to health care made by County Administration. By vetoing Bill 224, Mayor Kim is perpetuating the health care crisis we are facing today. Bill 224 in its current form has many benefits for all of us. Just to name a few, it supports precious coastal and marine life by eliminating toxic debris that kill them; it supports clean, beautiful beaches, parks and recreational facilities for all to enjoy, including visitors; it supports over 80% of the population that choose not to use tobacco and breathe in deadly tobacco smoke with its 4,000 chemicals; it 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; and it supports a consistent message to keiki, that tobacco use is an unhealthy and unacceptable life-style choice. Once, after I spent some time talking about the dangers of tobacco use to a group of middle school students, a students walked up to me and said, "I know what they say about smoking, that it is bad for your health and that it can cause bad disease that can kill you. But, I don't really believe it, because if it is really that dangerous, I think our government would have done something about it.,, I was at a loss as to how to answer the question. Wouldn't you? No matter what the opponents say, the bottom line is that Bill 224 is about protecting everyone's right to breathe clean air and significantly reducing the toxic litter at our County parks, beaches and recreational facilities. The policy proposed by Bill 224 is a good public policy from a public health perspective, from a civil rights perspective, from an economics perspective, and from a plain old majority opinion perspective. So, please do the right thing: Protect the health of public by supporting Bill 224 and overriding the veto. Sincerely, Hye-ryeon Lee, Ph.D. 3094 Kaloaluiki Street Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone (808) 988-5172 Page 1 of I Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:35 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us, jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; haco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Support Bill 224 Attachments: Anela Liva- KYBC.doc Thankyou ti 0 Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. CM 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Anela Liva, Keaau Youth Business Center, REAL RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Anela Liva; I am with the Keaau Youth Business Center and REAL. REAL is a statewide youth led movement against the tobacco industry. I strongly support Bill 224 and commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I am in support of this Bill passing because it just makes our community and environment really ugly with all the cigarette butts everywhere. Not to mention cigarette smoking causes second hand smoke to those that don't even smoke. From my knowledge second hand smoke is far more severe than first hand. Despite progress made in successfully legislating indoor tobacco smoke in workplaces, our keiki continue to be exposed to the hazards of second-hand smoke in public places. Second-hand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen - same as asbestos - there are no safe levels of exposure. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all. County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion I am in support of Bill 224 because I hate all the littering that comes from smoking. I really want everyone to be able to breathe clean air, without second hand smoke harming our health. Second hand smoke it a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever, possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's parks and beaches. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Anela Liva P.O. Box 893 Keaau HI 96749 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:39 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii,hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Support Bill 224 Attachments: Davin Liva Keaau.doc Thankyou Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. o ri - 4/21/2008 April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council Fr: Devin Liva: High school student from Keaau High school Peer education RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Devin Liva, and I attend Keaau High school's peer education, and I strongly support Bill 224, which would prohibit use of tobacco products at all County of Hawaii parks and beaches, effectively providing a clean and healthy environment for Hawaii's keiki, ohana, visitors and wildlife. I commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward in its current form. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. 1 strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I am a student at Keaau High School and I attend our peer education program, and REAL. REAL is a youth led movement against the tobacco industry. My family and I also attend our beaches frequently. When I am at the beach I see people smoking, and throwing all their butts on the ground. It makes me angry that they are littering our beaches. By throwing their butts it subjects a lot of things to being potentially threatened and killed. When I see a beach littered with cigarette butts, I then choose not to frequent that beach. Last year, Kahalu'u Beach Park in Kona went smoke-free let's do the same for the rest of the island. Passing Bill 224 will make visiting all County parks and beaches a more pleasurable experience. In conclusion, I support this Bill 224 because; I do not want to see butts littering my beaches. I do not want the environment and its inhabitants to become destroyed. I want to be able to enjoy our beaches. Secondhand smoke is a known health and environmental hazard. The public's health should be protected wherever possible, including while enjoying Hawaii's parks and beaches. It is the responsibility of government to protect the public's health, including while enjoying HawaiTs parks and beaches. Clean air is my right, and it must be protected. Pass Bill 224 in its current form. Please accept this written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Devin Liva HCR-2 Box 9610 Keaau, HI 96749 EF April 18, 2008 To: Donald Ikeda, Chairperson County Council Committee Members Public Safety and Parks and Recreation Committee From: Cecily Nago Community Manager - Health Initiatives American Cancer Society East Hawaii Field Office Re: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224, Relating to Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 2:00 p.m. Committee on Public Safety and Parks and Recreation As a concerned citizen, mother and grandmother, I strongly support the passage of Bill 224. Our education system teaches our children the dangers of tobacco and the benefits of physical activity. As a health concern, higher instances of chronic diseases linked to tobacco use are still presenting numbers that should not be ignored. Cancer, heart disease, stroke, & emphysema are among these illnesses that can be prevented if tobacco use is eliminated. Lung cancer is the most preventable of cancers simply by eliminating tobacco use or not starting in the first place. What kind of value is given the education our children are receiving if we do not support the legislation that helps to ensure the best possible environment for them to be productive leaders in the future? We live in a beautiful environment that encourages healthy lifestyles. We need to encourage more of our community members to utilize our natural resources in a way that benefits everyone. As responsible adults, we have the capacity to be the role models that make conscious decisions to make the future as safe and healthy for our keiki as possible and to maximize our natural resources to improve the quality of life of our beloved community. As a child, I remember endless summer nights spent camping on pristine beaches. Now when I take my grandchildren to the beach, there are butts everywhere! When they are playing in the sand and building sandcastles, they dig up cigarette butts! This is not the kind of memories I want my grandkids to have of their outings on the beach! Please accept my personal plea as written testimony in support of this bill. Sincerely, Cecily Na Americ ancer Society East Hawaii Field Office 120 Pau i Street, Suite 302 Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 896-1561, cecily.nago@cancer.org April 18, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Hazel Nakano RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Hazel Nakano. I am a retired educator, mother, grandmother, and concerned citizen. I commend you for your leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. 1 appreciate the time you've spent individually and as a group in this effort. I've been following the hearings and the latest unfortunate choice that Mayor Kim has taken regarding Bill 224. The veto of this Bill by the Mayor was a great disappointment. By vetoing Bill 224, Mayor Kim is exacerbating the health care crisis we face today. However, I am confident that you will continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto on April 22. There are health issues that we face daily that we are not able to combat or remedy, but this is not one of them. To some, this Bill may seem like a small issue in comparison to the many issues of pollution and carcinogens in our environment, but the resulting positive impact it will have on our aina and on our keiiki will be a legacy you can leave for a healthier future. The akamai youth of today know that smoking is bad for everyone, and that the resulting opala harms our environment. Let's show them that we care about them and we, the adults, know what's the right thing to do. Let's show them that difficult decisions must be made to promote a healthier lifestyle. Let's protect our marine life and eliminate toxic debris. Let's make our beaches and recreational areas enjoyable and free of second hand smoke. Let's protect the 80% of the population that choose not to use tobacco and breathe in deadly tobacco smoke. Let's do everything in our power to make Hawai'i a healthy place for all to enjoy. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill and override the veto. Sincerely, Hazel Nakano P. O. Box 223 Mountain View, HI 96771 Email: nakanoh005@hawaii.rr.com Murashige, Laura _ From: Charles Roessler [charles.roessler@hawaiiantel.net] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:18 AM 1008 APR 18 Pfd 19 S9 To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Support Bill 224 ^.OU(~j1 + t-'' >>l"N April 18, 20o8 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Charles E. Roessler; Kilauea, Kauai RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2oo8 Honorable councilmember: Right now, you have an opportunity to make history for our islands. As someone who has worked in tobacco control in Hawaii for a decade now, I am very pleased that you have addressed this important public health cause. As the Surgeon General has pointed out, there is no safe level of second-hand tobacco smoke and you will do the public a tremendous service in passing this law over Mayor Kim's ill-advised veto. The state has long marketed itself as a "Health State". And we know that the Big Island has already led the way in many tobacco-control areas. In fact, we at Tobacco-Free Kauai are trying to follow your fine example and make county beaches on Kauai smoke free. We are currently circulating a petition to that affect and hope that you will secure this important bill as a groundbreaking step on our path to a tobacco-free Hawaii. By reinforcing your support for Bill 224 you will help in many areas, not the least of which is human health and environmental righteousness. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill and override the veto. Sincerely, Charles E. Roessler Kauai Neighbor Island Coalition Coordinator 4725 Kuawa Rd. Kilauea, HI. 96754 808 651-6241 4/18/2008 _J 2008 HPR 18 R{~ 1~J 08 April 18, 2008 r_. TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council MembeGOUN1 Hawaii County Council FR: Charles E. Roessler; Kilauea, Kauai RE: WRIT EN TESTIMONY IN IP OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Ifawaii Motion to Reconsider and override Veto, Public Hearing'I'uesday, April 22, 2008 Honorable councilmember: Right now, you have an opportunity to make history for our islands. As someone who has worked in tobacco control in Hawaii for a decade now, I am very pleased that you have addressed this important public health cause. As the Surgeon General has pointed out, there is no safe level of second-hand tobacco smoke and you will do the public a tremendous service in passing this law over Mayor Kim's ill-advised veto. The state has long marketed itself as a "Health State". And we know that the Big Island has already led the way in many tobacco-control areas. In fact, we at Tobacco-Free Kauai are trying to follow your fine example and make county beaches on Kauai smoke free. We are currently circulating a petition to that affect and hope that you will secure this important bill as a groundbreaking step on our path to a'tobacco-free Hawaii. By reinforcing your support for Bill 224 you will help in many areas, not the least of which is human health and environmental righteousness. Please accept this as written testimony in support of this bill and override the veto. Sincerely, Charles E. Roessler Kauai Neighbor Island Coalition Coordinator 4725 Kuawa Rd. Kilauea, HI• 96754 808 651-6241 1018 MORZ9808 %va MOT 900Z/8T/40 Page 1 of I Murashige, Laura From: Allan & Faith Rossman [alfaith@hawaii.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:21 PM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: Dominic Yagong; Donald Ikeda; J Yoshimoto; Stacy Higa; Emily I. Naeole; Bob Jacobson; Brenda Ford; Angel Pilago; Pete Hoffman Subject: Bill 224 Veto Override Testimony Attachments: Testimony Bill 224-Override veto.doc Please accept the attached testimony regarding Bill 224 veto override, scheduled for a council hearing on April 22, 2008. Mahalo, Faith Rossman, RN, MN Member, Breathe Free N d O OD ~7 s Z; F, rr, 3 s 4/16/2008 April 15, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Faith Rossman, RN, MN, member of "Breathe Free" RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Faith Rossman, RN, MN, a member of "Breathe Free." I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. 1 strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. The veto of this Bill is inconsistent with previous statements and budget priorities relating to health care made by County Administration. By vetoing Bill 224, Mayor Kim is perpetuating the health care crisis we are facing today. 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, Faith Rossman, RN, MN 73-1176 Kahuna Ao Road, Kailua-Kona e-mail: alfaith@hawaii.rr.com Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: MelliGenatt@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:43 AM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Cc: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us; jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: testimony support Bill 224 Attachments: Jayshawn Smith.doc thank you N O O ~y OD t Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. G•F. -J 4/21/2008 DATE: April 20, 2008 TO: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann & Council Members Hawaii County Council FR: Jayshawn Smith, REAL member RE: WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILL 224 (in its current form) Relating To Smoking in Certain Places in the County of Hawaii Motion to Reconsider and Override Veto, Public Hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2008 My name is Jayshawn Smith I am a 15 year old high school student. I am a member of REAL. REAL is a statewide youth driven movement to fight back the tobacco industry, which heavily targets my generation. I strongly support Bill 224 in its current form, and I commend the County Council for moving this visionary measure forward. I applaud you for showing true leadership and vision in passing Bill 224. I strongly urge you continue to show your leadership and override Mayor Kim's veto. I want Hawaii County to be a clean and healthy place for my family and I to enjoy. Bill 224 will protect my right to breathe clean air at all County of Hawaii parks, beaches and recreational facilities. You may not realize it, but smoking.... second hand smoke affects every day life. My friends and I break dance, and every time we try to practice at the parks we have to breathe in the second hand smoke everywhere. It makes our practicing to dance hard with all the smoke in the air, making it hard for us to breathe. The tobacco companies target youth and they target our subculture of break dancing, as well as many different other talents. I am tired of trying to dance and better myself by doing something positive and I be pushed out. I want to be able to enjoy our beautiful island without having to in hale toxic smoke, and seeing the litter, and the negative image. Hawaii is already heavily target by the tobacco industry we do not need to help their efforts any further. Please support us youth, in passing this bill. I want to be able to also give to my future generations a positive environment and this will enhance that. I ask you County Council members please don't allow our only places to practice continue to be a smoking haven for others. Please let us youth enjoy our beautiful parks. Please accept this as a written testimony in support of Bill 224 smoke free beaches and park places. Thank you, Jayshawn Smith 1054 Kumukoa St. Hilo Hi 96720