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Dedicated to the conservation of Coastal and marine e79Vir017177PntS,
emphasizing stewardship Of the natural resources of Hanauma Bai
To: Chair Maile David, Co-Chair Aaron Chung, and members of the Hawaii County N • tn.:
Council c_.o.
Committee Hearing: 9 am (HST) on Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Re: Strong Support of Bill 167, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF TH -. -,72t1777
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEVA .
ARTICLE RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF NON-MINERAL SUNSCREEN
Aloha Chair David, Co-Chair Chung, and Council Members:
Friends of Hanauma Bay thanks you for the opportunity to testify in Strong Support of
Bill 167 which aims to protect environmental and human health from petrochemcial
sunscreens.
Healthy coral reefs are vital to the protection of our islands' coastal infrastructure,
beaches, and communities. However, Hawaii's fragile corals have been adversely
impacted by many anthropogenic stressors for decades, including chemical compounds
in non-mineral sunscreens that inhibit coral growth and degrade the integrity of our
reefs. Hundreds of studies in the last twenty+ years have documented the adverse
effects of chemical sunscreens on both environmental and human health. This
ordinance aims to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the environment and
public health by allowing only mineral sunscreens to be provided, sold, offered for sale,
or distributed in Hawaii County.
Please sG port and pass Bill 167, a common sense bill that will measurably benefit the
fragile'biodiversity of our near-shore marine environments and coral reefs, as well as
current and;future generations of Hawaii residents.
With i loha
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Lisa B4so
sP`resident
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