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From: Amy Fonarow
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 5:26 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Re:TESTIMONY IN STRONG SUPPORT of BILL 167
Aloha once more,
Please excuse my error in the Hawaiian proverb below.
I have corrected it here: 1,444*
Malama i ke kai, a malama ke kai ia 'oe." .:..4
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Respectfully yours,
Amy -
On May 15, 2022, at 8:20 PM, Amy Fonarow <afonarow@yahoo.com>wrote:
Aloha Chair Rebecca Villegas, Co-Chair Heather Kimball, and members of the Committee on Climate Resilience &
Natural Management,
My name is Amy Fonarow. I am an ocean advocate, a former resident of Maui and Oahu, and an informal educator. I
am writing today to respectfully request that you support Bill 167.
The chemicals contained in non-mineral sunscreens are unhealthy for reefs and people, and as you know, healthier
reefs lead to stronger surf breaks, more habitat for healthier schools of fish (not only to view but also to consume), a
stronger economy which is currently based on guest retention, and- as Hawaii's reefs are fringing reefs - more
protection for anything built on a shoreline.
Chemical sunscreens have estrogenic effects which prevent reefs from continuing to reproduce. Please consider this
when considering your position on Bill 167.
Mahalo nui for your time! .
"Malama i ke kai, e malama ke kai ia 'oe."
Sincerely,
Amy •
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Ref. To: PI CRAP-MG
Ref. Date MAY 1 7 2022