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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0942.152 2006-2008 Petition to change Bill 224 Changing the smoking bill to include a smoking area On April 22, 2008, the County Council will be hearing Bill 224, which the Mayor vetoed. As the Mayor stated in his veto letter to the Council, "I find it very impractical and unfair to pass a law that would totally ban smoking without providing a designated smoking area..." If the Council passes a law that includes a designated smoking area for parks and beaches, smokers would not feel as if their rights are violated. Why? • Parks and beaches are NOT enclosed areas; Respectful people, as most smokers are, currently exercise consideration for others. It works. Disrespectful people will not follow a new law. Period. • Influencing keiki; There is zero evidence that children of smokers smoke too. In fact, it has been our experience that the opposite holds true. As law-abiding, dedicated citizens of Hawaii County, we vigorously oppose Bill 224. It is beyond unreasonable and quite frankly unfair to completely ban smoking with no consideration for designated smoking areas. Smoking tobacco is legal. As smokers, we deserve fair and equal treatment. As non- smokers, we respect the right of those who choose to smoke with aloha. NAME SIGNATUREe SMOKER ~~1 4 eg Ja « O h a- Tctmm ~Sh~bct#a yes J0~ (n U i S ~l K R `o-u ~at (~~~r,~ ~ t-F o Joke kc0 0F Covae Yle, ~ I~ of l/r r` /~/9E 'Jk 0 Comm. No. i•' 1 Page I Ref. To•Qfe$64104 Ref. Date APR 2 P. 7aa NAME SIGNATURE SMOKER v ~[(7 eq, ~f co -t G 14 && As~to s epa wd ra L . c~ l w /Jctnlll:vU1Gta c/ C,c~, SANG I ~ ~4 r w,~ Suih rr~ N~ ,(Amon--f~ ~s taw Ato sua C "Aft Ar i Page 2 NAME SIGN U SMOKER ,D ID ye& a f Page 3 Petition to change Bill 224 Changing the smoking bill to include a smoking area On April 22, 2008, the County Council will be hearing Bill 224, which the Mayor vetoed. As the Mayor stated in his veto letter to the Council, "I find it very impractical and unfair to pass a law that would totally ban smoking without providing a designated smoking area..." If the Council passes a law that includes a designated smoking area for parks and beaches. smokers would not feel as if their rights are violated. Why? • Parks and beaches are NOT enclosed areas; Respectful people, as most smokers are, currently exercise consideration for others. It works. Disrespectful people will not follow a new law. Period. • Influencing keiki; There is zero evidence that children of smokers smoke too. In fact, it has been our experience that the opposite holds true. As law-abiding, dedicated citizens of Hawaii County, we vigorously oppose Bill 224. It is beyond unreasonable and quite frankly unfair to completely ban smoking with no consideration for designated smoking areas. Smoking tobacco is legal. As smokers, we deserve fair and equal treatment. As non- smokers, we respect the right of those who choose to smoke with aloha. NAME SIGNATURE SMOKER t~b" Q- H -a atn 216;1 ( /V ur~A V,,q&NA 00 s ~ ~-L U tt L__ V c Page I NAME SIGNAT_ LR~, SMOKER I r-- - I i , i I Page 2