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TESTIMONY FOR HAWAII COUNTY BILL NO. 260 -Draft 3
E-mail: Relating to Smoking in Certain Public Places in Hawaii County
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oahu The American Lung Association of Hawaii (ALAH) would like to
245 N. Kukui Street acknowled a the ositive efforts of the Hawaii Count Council for creatin a
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Honolulu, HI 96877-3999 health work environment for all em to ees and customers b lnitiatin Bill
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Phone: (808) 537-5966 260, Draft 3, to designate bowling alleys, restaurants, bars and nightclubs as
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cancer deaths annually, but also to heart disease. The evidence, released
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=ax: (BOB) 242-9041 ~ Cardiology Scientific Session in Chicago, provides evidence that smokefree
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ordinances can have an immediate and dramatic impact on heart disease
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Montana, in the six months following implementation of a citywide ordinance
banning smoking in public places, revealed the number of hospital admissions
for AMI dropped by 60 perrent. Each year more than 440,000 Americans die
from smoking related illnesses. About 35,000 of these are nonsmokers, who,
as a result of environmental tobacco smoke, die from coronary heart disease.
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All workers in Hawaii County deserve the same protection as the
workers in the cities of Boston and Dallas, and the states of California,
Delaware and New York. The ALAH applauds the leadership of the Hawaii
County Council in taking such a positive stance by addressing this critical
public health issue as expressed in Draft 3 of Bill 260. Thank you all for
leading the way for the health and protection of all employees in Hawaii
County. We applaud your efforts. As we all know, "When You Can't Breathe,
Nothing Else Matters"®.
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?hen You Can't \ ennifer Rt~h, OAS Program Assistant
Breathe American Lung Association of Hawaii
lothing Else June 18, 2003
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I support County Bi11260 Relating to Smoking in Certain Places in Hawai i County.
All employees and patrons should be protected from the hazards of secondhand
smoke, includin those in restaurants, bars, ni htclubs, and bowfin alle s.
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