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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0013.119 2002-2004 FROM RMERLUNGRSSN HILO PHONE N0. : 935 1206 Jun. 17 2003 10:27AM P2 Tueaday,Juno 17,2003 AME~CAN oand ~ LUN~Gy S ~Ni pp kul Street Council Chairman James Y. Arakaki A.$.Sv~.~~ONe Moneww, w 96817.3999 Hawaii County Council O'f Havwri Par (t+oe> 6375971 25 Au m Street Phone: (hoe) 5375986 ~ Hilo HI 96720 Kaua! ~w~w ess7~e6 Aftentton: Mr. Arakilki and Coundl Members Fax; (LOB) 246.8488 Phone; (808) 2454142 Sally Ancheta, AmeAcarr umg Aston of Hawsit Maas WRITTEN TESTIMONY FOR Hawaii County Bill No. 160 % ""°twe"' str«t t0 Brooking to Pubtlc Plans in Hawaii Cou WuIWa, MI 86783 Fur. (808) 242-9047 Pnon.: (LOB) 24451 ~ n f am Sally Ancheta, Hawaii tslerid Program Coordinator with the American Lung Assodatlon ~ Hawaii. Hawaii Tf1e American Lung AssociafkM of Hawbli (AI.AH} (1Blieves that all dtlWren and aduhs should be H~o~ r~ii ni>~7 a`r prothcted from environrrrenfaf tobacco smoke (ETS) in public places and workplaces, including our Fax' (BOB) 936.7474 restaurants, berS, nightclubs, and bowling alleys. Phorw: (808) 936-1206 am also testifying as a mouser, proTessional, and a concerned citizen, As art asthmetlc, t have lived webane: NI7tl'1 the effects Of asthma since the age Of t t3 months. AB a professior)al asthma educator With AtAH, r~r.ata~,awa9.ora i t@ach children how t0 Stay away fr01T1 $60p()d-hand Smoke, AS a p~e(It, i afif r3151f1g 8 tOddlQr WIC) eat: asthma so I know first-hand the battle to keep my son away from others smoking cigarettes. in each mnatIDU..h.wee.orn ~ tllese area,5 ~ my life, seed-hand smoke is the enemy. 70t)aCC9 srrroke is tl1e number one indoor air pollutant thM triggers acute asthma attadcd. Secondhand smoke involuntarily inhaled by rsonsn)okers from other people's idearettes rs cl~sified by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency as a known human (Group A) carcinogen, responsible for approximately 3,tm0 lung cancer deaths annualty in U.S, nonsmokers. N a public twitdistg with asbestos, such ~ e stand-abne bar, were cbsed so this carcinogen is removed: why would we support a work environment that fords the staff to breatis smother (Group A) carcinogen? The Environm~fal Protection Agency found tisM children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to sufferfrom brork;hitis and pneumonia, wheezing and coughing spells, ear infections, arsd ma+e frequent and severe asthma attacks. The Lung Assoclatlon is very cortcamed about the rfifWren who breathe in secondhand srndce. For this reason, we would ask the you and the Council members to inGude the outdoor eatkg areas of restaurants and bars as snwke-free areas and to return to Draft 3 of bill no. 26010 pass as written. I ask you not th revise this bill and to albw g_II of the citizens of our county to en)oy ell pubk: places, smoke-free. So may of our citizens would take pbasure in the oppoAunigr th dine, dance, and bovA When You Can't in a snwke-hee environment Why Ifmit tlfese public places to those who srrwke? vvhy not albw Breathe, families, single people, and coupled the opportunity b enjoy our esttert~mrsast and diMng Nothing Else estabtlshments without Corr)promising their isealtlt Matters® Hawaii County's t)eaith and wellness is in yotu hands. Remember, 9Nhen You Can't Breathe Nothing Else Matters Faundad in 1904, the inr,,m~ b `~'h°° Mahato Nui Loa f~ the opportunity to submit writthn testimony on behalf ~ Hawai County Biif 260. easetieliona throupMtrt U, B., end • medical sacmn, Ow Amarkan Tho,aalo Boeloy 1 RiE'f• 9s?~