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Harry Kim ~ Dixie Kactsu
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June 29, 2003
Annette La Bonte
P. O. Box 383322
Waikoloa, Hawaii
Dear Ms. La Bonte:
I have received your e-mail message dated June 18, 2003, conveying your opposition to Bill
260, the proposed smoking ban. Thank you for writing to me about this. The County Council
is the policy-making body that will take this matter up on second and final reading this
Wednesday, July 2, so I will forward a copy of your message to them for their information.
I have written to the County Council about my concerns about BiII 260 as presently written.
For your information, I am attaching a copy of my letter so that you can understand my
position.
Thank you for taking the time to write, and for sharing your views with me.
Aloha,
arry Kim
MAYOR
Attachment - Letter to Hawaii County Council
cc: Hawaii County Council
Comm. No.
Ref. Ta
af. Date
Page I of I
Dixie Kaetsu
From: "annette" <netta@aloha.net>
To: <cohmayor~interpac.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: Bi11260
Bill 260 is not about smoking. It will erode one of our basic freedoms: the
freedom of choice. I do not smoke. I choose to go to non-smoking
establishments. That is MY freedom of choice. If Joe Blow chooses to go to a
smoking bar--that is HIS freedom of choice. Bill 250 will take away his freedom.
The free marketplace will take care of the smoking issue. If the anti-smoking
group can persuade enough people to quit smoking, then, eventually, smoking
bars will go out of business.
DO NOT legislate away another of our freedoms!!
Annette La Bonte
PO Box 383322
Waikoloa
883 8383
netts@aloha. net
6/19/03