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for ,'~.~::;~elves--not: a ch_ld.
~'iir 'tit.i:`.i111°•`~u :;Ott;, nOt :3`:.1 V1Ve Of ~ C.li t0'?r1.,5Y!i, WC'rC a local bbl""•
Con;sist_n. c b~:sines•s people, retired peo~~l.e, Four n~i~;hbors,
the ;~a:~ 3:Q ~ ou c•.:or'~ e~~th end the people r:~'no vote. ~ ;+e auppl3 these
peo?~le ,~ritl~ a. _~lace to cone, talli story, a.nd relay:, where evex°ybody
>noi:s ~~~,a,l ogler. The~~'re not doin`-. a.nythin` i].~.e~ ~a-l.
If this 7_a~,; oa.sses, ~-;T~- c~_stor.~ers that smoke tell me they, wontt be
co;-.iin` (at lest riot often). ~:;j custozuers th~~'~ don't sro;.e
sse~-~'t ~.,>i'_7.~ to 'love t.' ese irior_ds to talk- to, hota land;" cio ;;~o>> tiiia.e
.~ls_~'ll -se_~ co-~i ~zot long!
Cu.r bus~.n.e s sr.:all., ;•,re only offer, Kar3.oke and pool,, ~`ae don't r,
hs.ve b~?~1:3s. or. ive ortert~~_r~~nent to clrac•r a cro~•,rd. do it :.it'~t .
frigrc:s'.~i~;~, ~aod storie+~, a gcod drink and a. ci ~arette, if they
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~'.~ct i~: ;5~~C1 of cur customors r' smokers. :Yo.Lt.~,, w- te?1in~; us
vre need to change t".e whole structure of our k~usix~.s~~s, that we've
vror':ea .~;.~;ht ye:^:rfi .to biii.a.d. _ .
It's ver;;r hard to be ~ ~rnzll business o~•mer in Iiawaii, ode do. .supply
a service to the co,:d.~un;l.ty. Yle'll r!ever be rich, but we do have
slot of friends and tha.t's who I'm fighting for~~my custe~ner~s-gym
riDuI:.TS-~~~:reople cor~cernEd ~rlith hav~.ng t.hei.x rishts t~k~n a~a~:yll
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~3 yer /14 4~8'AR/~ yep /z 'LH
~O.,~i .LV ~Tn \d ~dli s.%~ir ~SJ SJeI.R.
Alibi Tavern, Inc®
Lani Mench-Ka'awaloa
Alibi Tavern, Inc.
Keaau Plaza, Y.ear:u
I .m „ former smoker, also partners in oo:ners'~ip of Alibi
Tavern, Inc. ir. Keaau.
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This is cbout `he rights of the snl~3ee, and 3ma11 business
owners. i?ow is it that the scalBS are tip ed in favor of
the non-smoker`? What about takinf,, the individuals right of
_ _~~on,l choice away, anr_'i oar right as a small business to
~~10~.~ or not, smoking i.n our establishment'? If childr^n are
::ot ~.xcosel, and children ara not allowe~9 in a Bar only busi^ess
ni if individuals arc aworce of what they are scbjected to,
:hat b~_isiness is it of t;he governments, ti'!hy arn't you appl;,~ir•,
-onrselvee ~-;nd our ta;; dollar to a re 1 proLlern suct: as t`ce
dr~:-; "IC3"? It distroys fa:::ilys, children, communities our 'a-.ole
social str::ct'~.:-re. Here a re^1 problem for you to tackle.
~'ie t~overnr..ent is s1o~~r1•; tal:in~' awed our ri~'.it of choice an:. `o
. !'or o~~.., ~1ves.
r~,~rtn^-: a^d I have norLe~l very hard all of our lives, as
i~•: _:an- smell busiresr: owner in ??arraii. 2.e saved to bcy a
.,::~1 u::._..^ss, :=ecnr~_t _`or o~,~r rctire~. years. Ite
~t~_ ~ .r ~r!or?~ ~.:~d we'll r.ev~r he rich. 1Je are a s.':ell
cour.tr• '~~~r.
Cr~~atinv this smo,ring ban in tears, >:ill be devastating to our
business. In tall-inF'~~"-th our customers, I estimetc we'll :;e
~ocsinr a thir: to half of our clients. '..e ride a margin of ve
'_i`tla profit as it is, we onl,~; Hake a pay check. Stir
C=._ ~.a.
3c.e~.~~ business is the oroad and butter o: our ecconomy ir. i~waii.
a 'ar 5usiness we -ay :no re taxes than any other type o:
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3zars who only sell liquor, should have the choice of smoking or
~cr-smoking In their establishments, and there should 'oe a sign
nocted statin:° se. "hen non-sr.:o_cers °nd smokers alike wi11 have
"c'_oic^". 'Phis ..~.~,ad be fair to ever;~one.
f1s the o:_:_aoy~ees, the'; Nave a choice not to ~.oor}-: in a
~~r.~okin' enviromEnt.
Lets hope this Hill comes out ir. perspective. There ~3re alot
o. :^taL ~rasines> that are going to suffer. 1.7e can't manage
to ~t o en if .e s::f'er 3n;r losses d;ie to the Smo1:ing San,
then wher^ ~mc ~:e nd our emplo;,rees:- t7I1:I PLGYED L:4TP.:~ :;L~~!
Lani PIench-ICa'aoialoa
Alibi Tavern, Inc.