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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0013.060 2002-2004 MAY-05-03 MON 02 55 PM AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FRX N0. 5957502 P. O1 Coalition fora FAX COVER SHEET Toh'~~~ Free Hawaii Faz Number: 808-961-8912 143 N. Kukui Srreet..Suite?B/ Honolulu, H/ 94d!? Aate: May 5, 2003 del: /dOd) 431-9117 _ rna: teas! s1a•oozz i To' Couacilmember Fred Holschuh covarn;ng Hoard From: Cliftbrd Chang, Director Jny MaddocF,Yh.D..Chafr Tracie Yoshimoto, Coordinator, 965-OS56 Univrrsiq~ ofHnwaiY Cr. Chris Deia-Gaughan, Coordinator, 883-831I S:ncv Bnansen. Via C7rair TOtel Fa CS Transmitted' Hawa+'i Medical $ Scrvirx AS.sociatton ~ (inClUdlllg COVer) 4 Oryani,-. ions Amerienn Cancer Saciery Hawaii PnciJic, lac. Amerkan heart ASSaClaaan TESTIMONY FOR BII,1.260 aJHawai'i ~mcntart Lursg Assaciatinn ofAawal'i~ Career Research Center Dear ~.'OOaCilmember HOl3Chah, afNnwal'i Hawaii !slnnd Tnhncco-Frpa 'armerrAtp -Bast and ma<t Hawai'i Nawor; sra:. Daparrment Attached is official testimony from the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce and ojfdaaatinn the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce. Both of these letter were sent in March, Hawar }Rafe Department yet are being resent as written testimony specifically for the upcoming hearing. orHeaBh Hnwni i Merlicni Assacialion Hawnl'i Mrdica! Serv(cerAssocianon Maui Tobacrn Frea Partnarsh(y Tebaccn-Fran Xmrai il'm'ande Coast ComprekCllsive ~ Healtk Carter ndr i < Kim Ku'u/e. Btrn7e Hye-ryonn Lae, f'h.D. Ken Miller Berk Paieman, fISD Amhony Saquibo. J.D. ' i Staf/ i Cf~brd Chang, Mt•H. CHES Direetor Deck Xuch Communicntiox. ~ -..:inator Comm. ~Ny~o. Toni Ann Symons Ref. 7W.-'~"~^ Gass Roos .ldvocacy Coordinator Ref. Date funded u part by the Robes Wood ?ahnson Youndation MAY-05-03 MON 02:55 PM AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FAX N0. 5957502 P, 02 ~`"'"~y ~ 'S-''~~ .1 Vi'n' . ~ ~ 75-5737 Kuakini Hwy.Suitt 208 s `K K?ilua-Kona, H196740 ~r ~~~G Phone:B08.329•t748 Fa>G808.329.856a ~V~~a'a!: www.kona-kohalacom info~kona•kohala.com Councilmember Fred HolstYtuh Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street, Ste #209 Hilo, Hevvaii 96720 March 3.2003 deer Gounal Member Holschuh. am writing this letter to you on Behalf of the Kona-KOhala Chamber of Commerce and its Board of Directors. Our organization represents a mtemberattip of over four hundred end tAty businesses from the west side of the l3ig Island. This membership Constitutes a large segment of the West Hawaii population who are involved, committed, and tmrlyd Commutvty loaders and citizens. ~ speak with a collective voice and established position in favor of passagr of gill 26p Currently under consideration, which would amend Chapter 14 of tho Hawaii County Code relattld to smoking in Curtain platws in the County of Hawaii. As proposed this bill would designate all workplaces as smoke-free. May 1 let a cross section of our membership speak for themselves in sharing with you their mmmants and unanimous agreement in favor of the passage of the bill: 1 am as /0f Supporting ihls topk, it has Dean proven in gliromia tltat buSlrlOlib ApW Ily ihCraaSetl in restituraros arrd bars. Maha10, Mark MCGurAe, Corporate Olreclor of Hotel operations I Support this fuNy. Aloha, Cris Hefner CreaMre Communlcatlons I would iapport this,..tha Vnivtntaty of MaMroii has taken a atrorg posklon on this issue antl rre do have a system wide porrcy in place tothis et(aes-.. As a Quality of tiklhealth issue it is congruent with supporting buSlrte55 In aaatiny a heanhful emironmeM for workers and aistomars a8ke...fCath I am in support of this legislation. Riley I plead a pfront call to Tom paMgo larectw of FZ9 ®HKlon) to yet his opinion. Tom goes not feel a amokkp ben would atfeot bar 3 restaurant business. Ne estknates pemaps 15°6 or patrons are smoker (prlmerAlr Japanese). As rnon and more poop port smoking, d Dacomes mon and more aeoeDted as commonplace. The uproar on Oahu has diminished for example. Sure, a SmOkef rtdgM linger monger at the Dar OUt someone going oiA to dinner moil probably not decide MAY-05-03 MON 02:56 PM AMERICAN OFiNCER SOCIETY FAX N0. 5957502 P, 03 NOT to po simply berJUae the restautanl is smoke flee, anymoro than a vlakorwal choeee a domination hosed on lhat deehhatian's smoking policies. Nrdh the added opinion of someone else "in the bualnebs" I feel KKCC should wppo~t itKS measure. -Vicky KanetarN, Curtent Events I am dsflltitery in laver of Me no-smokinp poesy, crwClen I Support Mi4 poaieon statement to hen ~nolung. Hsving OvW In two other sacas omen tniS was done, N was amazing how fast people adjusted. In .start order, me penerol comments were now great d was to be smoke tree. Ka! 1 am in support a MB policy. Rloha. Jeff I aDaotutaiy support o Don on srratdng in the workplace and ! a4so feel that a diatanca IimA shook! De developed reQuirinp ash cans to De placed away horn ardlances to waAtplates. Karin The comments above are examples to provide yvu with the substance and naturo of the corrtmunity's viewpoint on the issue of the importance of a smoke- free workplae.... for all of Hawaii's workers. We beliQtre that theca comments do indeed mirror the opinion of the majority of our citizenship, and indicate tner0 is broad public support in Hawaii County for making all work glossa free of secgnd hahd Smdte. The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce wpporta the promotion of healthier and safer workplaces as part of our ongoing efforts and mission to bean advoCatC For business in West Hawaa, encoureana i#R,pnvlronment. wnicn enham;es the auaaty of lflg and protects otw unique fills style through proper planning. We strongly support the passage of Bill 260. Si~nc,~e~ree.~~y~ vc-r~`~ Scott A. Bell President tx. Coalition for a Tobarxo Free Hawaii Mdy Lavin, ExoaMve Director, Of?lee et the Mayor, COH MAY-05-03 MON 02 56 PM AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PRX N0. 595"502 P, 04 '+-~~~VV• ~-p()YM:li1 IC.L f', CM4MP. f-.~- C'OMM anA PO..sa~~ a i. ~ ISM Hawaii Island - Brno. aaww ~ 7' rn~: teoatassrtre r Chamber of Commerce b,,..~~~ March 5, 2003 Frei C. Holschtth, M.D. Cotmcilatember, Hawaii County Council 25 Atrptmi Sheet, Suite 209 Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Cotmcilmpnber Holschuh, I am writing this letter on behalf of the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce and its Board of Directors. Our organiution represents a membership of more than 635 businesses and - individuals from both Fast and West Hawaii. Ibis membetship constitutes a largt segment of the population who are involved, committed and cnrlcerned community leaders and citizgzs. We speak with a collective voice artd established position in favor of passage of $iU 260 ' ctarently ender coasideratioa, whioh would aatend Chapter 14 of the Hawaii Cotmty Code reis:.~ :a smoking in certain places is the Cotmty of Hawaii. As proposed, this bill would desigpate all workplaces as smoke-free. The Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce supports the promotion of heellhier and safer workplaces as part of our ongoing efforts a~ mission tv atalce Hawaii Island a better place to live and do busiueas. We strongly support the passage of BiU 260, Mahalo Chu 1~ President cc: Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii Alrjlytpd with rw CY19mherd Wmmw~g of tM Uru1W Sm1oa