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From: Alex Heil
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2022 7:55 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Supporting Bill 167 and the Prohibition of Non-Mineral Sunscreen
Dear Chair Rebecca Villegas, Co-Chair Heather Kimball, and members of the Committee on Climate
Resilience & Natural Management,
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I'm submitting my testimony in strong support of Bill 167 `{
I've lived in Hawaii for two years now and it was very sad to see that so much of the reefs ar`re de n
Oahu. I've spent time all over the world viewing healthy underwater ecosystems in IndonesaancdAustralia
and we've got a lot of work to do here.
We need to start making better choices for the planet and our ocean. Moving away from Chemical
sunscreens to reef-safe mineral sunscreens is a very easy change. The mineral products already exist and
everyone visiting the island is happy to trade in their chemical sunscreens for mineral based ones at all of
the sunscreens swaps I've seen. This positive change is a no brainer. I strongly support Bill 167. Mahalo
Alex
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