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Op1Ma~ "V?e asked these fine folks about BiII 260. Here is what Ihey said:"
Q Laum Bollinger WHTFC Coalition Coordinabr
`We're delighted. It's been o long
time coming and iYS good ro mlch
uvp wrlh the rest of the nation
hose concern about ovemlf well
being has been demonstraMd in ,
previous legrslalive aclivihes and
low settlements- We know Thal Sp
our paAents are only going to y-
benel't 6om the passage of thn
mportont bill Pre Council is to 'n' n
- be applauded (or being 3~a..
proactive."
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+t„ louro Mallery-Sayre, R.D.H.,
~ 's i:s? a•' M.S.D.M.Ed.
- and frank H. Sayre D.D.S
"IYs all above protecting ou T' ~ 'I'm excited that the Covnry Covndl
employees. Here in Kono we have SAVE THE BES F FOK LAST has stepped u~ ro the plate and will
enough Kouble rlh the A : npassa6illroprokcr the msidemz
z oke Iree workplace will a~lo~w vs On Ma 6, 200J Health CommiMee members of the Hawaii Count' Council heard testmony for ~he °I Hawed tsl°nd; health "
all ro breathe o LMe easier ° Y Dr. A mood J. Wahl, Cordiologiss
Cindy Staudt, Dirxror the d time 6om citizens, st.:dent:, rg ationz and business members of Hawaii County in suppo t of a and PrezrdenL Amerimn Heart
Kona-Kohala, bill drat would greatly imp: ove the health and well being of Big Island residents. Hawaii Count' is the last Association, WH-Division
Chamber of Commerce count' in this state to approve of this ype of legislation, but it seems we were saving the best for last since
Bill 260, the Hawaii Court' smoke free worksdes bill, °s .t sands, is the strongest in the state. With the
help of Wally lido and the legislative Aud'dor's office, Councilman Fred Holschuh amended Bill 260 to e,s:
benef f ALL employees of th's coupry. „ri.?
The first hear ng' H b was o I-nle d Nrb'ng w th several bar and night club owne test fyng oga'n t "
the bll. The Kona hear g was a ssF„I turnip po nt, wth several orgo ato s b ess d `'S
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Communiy members, including y ufh, supppoorting our effort. On May blh they vokd 8~1 in favor IAlakakl „
voted NOI. The bill need. ro be mccesslully read three times and requires the Mayor's signature before µ,.p4
becoming o low.
Councilman Aaron Chung may try ro weaken this important health measure by excluding bars.
- Do bartenders and wait staff not deserve equal righh as employees?
The West Hawaii TOBACCO FREE COALITION has been very active in the process ro get this bill
approved. They brought brth the information ro the County Council, educated the community, recmited
volunteers ro testify in Hilo and Kono, and made an appeal or letters of testimony. We appreciate all who
a " I'~ are helping our island with this progressive health initiative and would like to thank the WHTFC board of
z ~ directors, caaGGOn members, volvnroers, aad partners including: Aloha Care, Alo LIKE-VAP, American Heart
AssociotiomWest Hawaii Division, Amercan Lung Association, Center Ior Independent Living, Hawaii
"The sa a of this ordinance will Community Foundafiom Hawaii Count' Flre Department, Hawaii County Police Department, Kaiser ^Enfo«emenl? II's so easyt We
POZ 9 Permonenk, Kona Communiy Hospital, North Hawaii Communiy Hospital, Oueen Lili'uokalani Children's jut tell them (about o new
improve the gvaliy o{ life hr ovr Center, Salvation Army Kona Clink and Tutu's House. Our gratiNde to Tracie Yoshimoto, EHTF Coordlnaro4 policy) and Ihey comply ^ ur
community and nsirors." for doing a great job of recruiting adults and students from East Hawaii b testily on May bth in support of Yve Bond, General
Lynn Waho ,CEO Bill 260. Thi strong testimony helped b solidify the Health CommiRee's decision. Manager Kono Brew Pub
Korw C mmity Haspirol Some ofzlhe kstimony heard, included quotes from a NVC restaurant owner and post member of the
National Restaurant Assocation, Michael O'Neal "It is the economy, oat an o portunity ro smoke while
dire g, that drives restaurant soles. The tobacco industry has everything b gam gy protedmg consumption
f their products in resmm.mis. Restaurants gam nothing from the alliance encept for repulsive odor and
health liabilities. There iz ao solution afhved by tobacco imerests tlraf protects the health and safey of
restaurant workers serving . a oking section. There is no sale level of posure b the 43 carcinog ns
in secondhand smoke Smskingsbans are a farm of safety as simple as seatbelh- the edidence to use them
kr protection is overwhelming "
Bill 260, q3 iL~Lands, "ill designate ALL enclosed workplaces, including resmvranh, bars, nightclubs ..yrr-,
and bowl ng alleys as 6 3 k fr e, ALL areas of a testament bar, 'ght I b o bowl g II y h they _ "
indoors or owdoors b ' g ke Iree and des notes thin smok'ng' n t II ed Th 15 feet f a
bu Id'ng In odd-ton T p d f r F s oga'nst tie persons ok-ng Ito f the low and g mr
the bus ness owner o a g that allows uch zmok ngg n the r bus rtes By y -e d almost I 'n 4
..rr; resfauranh 'n Amer2a w f have campletely banned smok g ro comply w th taint and state leg slat an
Ln 7..F v 1' Mahala ro Count' Covn<il members who will vote in favor aI ei1126D..as 't stands - ,
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"Our employees and cvsromers were _ "A ggood ste roward : rcnlin
ry supportive in ovr elforls fo healthy workplace" g a
designate PormYs Karaoke 8 Sporh
Lounge as smoke bee." Glennon Gingo, Dire<ror
Jeff Gillum, Manager Kona YMCA
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ha, erha nedinthizcaan and Free STOP Tobacco Classes °"~arrce.Atl Cpl°ce,'rx~°dmg
ppe y bre aid rcarov,anb reed ro ba smoko Fee
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Yrginia Isbell Kona Coast Reath Group
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The West Htrwaii TOBACCO FREE COALITION approached David Palmer about writing an article for us on smoking in the workplace
Focus on Asian American and empkryee health four years ago today This artcle from 1999 is being reprinted because of its relevance oday.
and Hawaii Pacific Islander
Communi most "evangef~l"). or two who were outngM get the same b:cak whether they
ry We were unaware, Indignant watch the sunsnt or smoke a
World No tobacco Day is the only - then, that we were ' "It has been my experienrn ogamtte But that wasn`t exactly
global event establ¢hetl to address p,- • among the frst of that asking customers to true. The pniky was ormmvented
the seriousness of tobacco use on x.y ~ many businesses to retrain from smoking while and "bathroom breaks" were
public health worldwide WNTD Is d go smoke~free." they are here turned out to be suddenly on the rise Nonsmoking
observed each year on May 31 The M'~ Early on, the the ¢asy part of the smoking employees complaned that they
Coaloion for Wodd No Tobacco Hawaii Restaurant issue."The employees were were getLng far fewer breaks
day, a group of non-profit Assodation asked to anothersmry- than the smaken and they were
organ¢aoons and corpoate have their moonily Kitchen employees in pectin der nghL Sadlg the solution is more
sponsors was created to generate meeting at Cafe seem to be the moo entrendred complex than artistic sensbihties'
awareness of WNTD. APPFAI rs a Pesto. 1 thought it smokers. They are here for several a 41 an hour raise nr tree nicotine
member of the coalition- Asian odd that they should hours and the notion that ffieJ patdies.
Paofic Partners for Empowerment choose us sinm I should qwt or reduce their My point m general, smokers
and Leadership (APPEAL) rs a rarely went to such smoking was far more are less productive and, again,
national health and soaal justice n+a warn mnw•.twre P.Im.r,xwon rna meetings Idont challenging thanlcould have generally speaking, more
maa. o-.. amuoninam
network of organizations and ' golf) and oremost imagined. It is true that the entry- distracted from their tasks by the
individuals working towards a afe Pesto first opened in on the agends was level nature of our busness tends urge to smoke I hove found no
tobaco-free Asian American and Kawaihae Harbor In May how to fght proposed legislafion to draw the youngest, least one solution- Some things I've
Pacific Islander (AAPp community Cof 1988 as a small, ellmina6ng smoking In public educated and/or perhaps the tried have worked- Some have
The smoking rate for Asian gourmet pizza takeout rertaurant areas-specifcally restaurants I more econornrcally disadvantaged not Effective treatment must be
Americans maeases seven- called. We had the lofty told them that while I genemll~ and therefore the most at risk tailored to the individual. That $1
told from middle school (a 4%) aspirations of selling 20 pizzas a oppose intrusive gaaernmenta However, as It is with other drugs, an hour 2ise did work fora 77
to high school (33-t%) this rs day in order ro break even What legislation into any business, I addlRion knows na age or dais yearold dishwasher rn HJO At age
the highest increase for aM a business plant could not aRively support their distinction. 23 now, he has achieved the
ethnic group Needless ro say, a smoking opposition. Although I was I"ve appealed to my snaking pontron o(Chef and is doing a
• More than 25 % of female polity was not-forgive the pun - outnumbered 131, I felt I had the employees to appreaate the great lob in a ngnificantly hSgher
Hawaiian Paofic Islander outh a burning issue. I don't even upper hand as I had the "home nature of our concept "How' I tax bracket He also sets a positive
/ y court advanta e' and the most ask, "ten you veate flavorful example for others to follow-
smoke during middle school. remember making the ~ onscious 9
This is almost twice the decison to have a pate y. vocal member ~ the president - dishes with deadened taste the efforts to stern The ride of
smoking rate for Hawaiian/ However, I do know that we felt was a drain smoker who bud9"' rndrmdua6 who smoke can be a
Paofic Islander middle shoal then, and continue to LeLeve fmquently had m leave his seat Hygiene rs also an rcsue witf~ dacouraging battle Howeecc I
males (16%J and Live times the now, in the sanctity of our food fora smoke break-My argument strict en(orrnmenl of washing Ihmkasell-mngrauJamry pat on
overall smoking rate for Asian and in our concept of ulfenng the (between breaks) was that my no- hands after smoking necessary. the back a in order to tltose who
American middle school youth very freshest of "creative rsiand smoking policy was not only right I've attempted other solutions. have worked so hard to affect
misrne-' for food purist reasons_'rt was, I "Onm I o redo Ef an hour change Lee's comfnue to lead by
• 'tobacco companies are gfter our first year, we had believe, a smart business decision, raise to a 16yearo/d smoker if example
aggressively marketing thin than ed our name to ('afe Pesto as well My customer responses he would qmt smoking. Hr
products to AAPI mmmunrties in order to better define our very much supported that belief. declined stating, 'then'I'll lose my -David Palmer, owner
m both the u 5 and overseas evolution ro afull-fledged dining m9mlafion or not, smoking was break Umes" I explained that they Cafe Pesto
According to internal industry establishment. The Italian word a declining trend and I
documents, the tobacco perto was synonymous wrth the suggested that they stay ahead
Industry has mnduded of the curve and show some ~ i ~
very freshest, most flavorful and
extensive research on AAPIS to most fragrant of foods. and that leadership. Later, I was pulled Omega Fitness for women
determine effective way of was to be our mantra. aside by several members who ~ ~ 329-2444
getM1ny advertising messages to said, "I think what you're doing
these rommurnties The Cigarette smoke wafting is right, but I an't do it a[ my
tobaca, industry spendx mmtign our dining rno-n wnae place because... (followed by a t week FREE "Try Before You Buy"
millions of dollars on mstomers tried to savor a variety of exwses such as the
sophisticated marketing Ja anew Eum eons mid-
ampaigns tp make smoking wonderful meal was smply wePerners are bi smokers' or 30 minute compete war OUt
arettes mores eaten ro inconceivable to us-Ov deoson 9 o.~'a myrerea momm..r a.ny, ~~•r core ro~a coo
09 PP 9 to otter a smoke-fire d ning "people like to smoke when they so arm
youth As early as the 1980s experience was, therefore, eery donkk//eat I can only say that , nn,mpn.•o:vnw w...u ea,~a
the tobacco industry we do a brisk business in all s rm ao mn,ma eu2~ ~zaaien ~w eo,w a~,airy
and, to us, unexceptouaL It . tiro wwrona
recognized tfie irnporta•ICe helped that I had never smoked markets and out of the a roam ieuana„..m~a
of AAPIS as a porenrial 2,500,000. meals we've served, pB1'"''s°^pfB
Sumer market. Althou h and that my partner, Lm Williams, a.,.,i,G•aea my u,enan a.a xm.=. bvei
q was an ex~smoker ([lief"re [he I can recall only 4 or 5 requests a•aar a,rew nay a.e wowa~~,i,„ena mr: eremre
mbacco use among Asian for a smoking area and only one o r,,,YaP, vow
American women has ~ 'm~ie ~ -paun.a wamosn
traditionally been low,
'mcreased targeting of AAPI Houaenoia oonnuens aaapted mr wmmunny'womems scnoiersmp tuna"
women and girls has resulted m An donations ere rnx aedummre
increased prevalence
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