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From: Jia Angel
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2022 8:58 AM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Jadda Miller
Subject: SUPPORT for BILL 167
May 12, 2022
Dear Hawai`i County Council Chair Rebecca Villegas, Co-Chair Heather Kimball, and members of the Committee on
Climate Resilience &Natural Management,
Coral reefs play a major part in our ecosystem. Not only do they provide homes for other sea life but they play a part
in protecting us from storms as well. The chemicals that are contained in non-mineral sunscreen prevent the growth of
our essential corals and degrade the integrity of our reefs. As corals are slow growing beings, corals being killed at
this fast pace because of sunscreens that contain chemicals like oxybenzone and octinoxate, completely off-set our
ecosystem. In fact you can already see that happening world wide. This bill aims to preserve the health, safety, and
welfare of humans and the environment by allowing only mineral sunscreens to be provided, sold, offered for sale, or
distributed in the County. I am in support of Bill 167.
I submit my testimony in strong support of Bill 167.
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