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<br /> <br /> <br /> Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii <br /> <br /> P. O. Box 2.i284 • Honolulu • Haruai`i - 96825 <br /> (808) 393 2168 - heach_oigayahoo.cmn <br /> <br /> ter the butt. As cans could not be placed every 10 feet, the best way to keep beaches and parks <br /> clear of cigarette trash is to ban smoking there as has been done successfully at Hanauma Bay <br /> and Kahalu'u Beach Park. <br /> <br /> However, the harm to the environment is not just aesthetic. Cigarette butts can harm and kill <br /> marine life, birds, and young children if ingested. Butts in the environment are mistaken for <br /> food by marine life. They have been found in the stomachs of fish, whales, birds and other ma- <br /> rine animals which leads to ingestion of hazardous chemicals, digestive blockages and death. <br /> <br /> Once butts are littered they can persist in the environment because cigarette filters are made of <br /> cellulose acetate, which is a form of plastic and does not biodegrade. Chemicals such as lead <br /> and arsenic leach out from the cigarette filter and into the marine environment within an hour <br /> of contact with water. Also, when a butt is dropped it can smolder up to three hours. Cigarette <br /> smoke contains up to 4000 chemicals so each second the butt is left alight, dangerous toxins are <br /> released into the environment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Your leadership is needed to help protect us and the environment from the harm of cigarette <br /> butts and smoke and we strongly encourage you to override the Mayor Kim's veto and make Bill <br /> 224 a law. <br /> <br /> Mahalo for allowing me this opportunity to testify before you here today. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Suzanne Frazer <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> B.E.A.C.if. <br /> Beach ],,nvirornnzeulal fize-arerte.ss Campaign Hareai `i is a non-p%jii, volunteer organi;,atum ronrerued raids bunging aivarraecs <br /> acid sohdirnAs to noonne debris and titter on Hmeai `i'.s hearhes though eduratiao, litter prevention and beach clean-ups <br /> W W W.B-E-A-C-H.ORG <br />