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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0525.020 2008-2010 KENNETH G. GOODENOW tv os M1y RODNEY OSHIRO County Clerk Deputy County Clerk cR•• Mailing Address: (Former County Building) art oF'N~~ Business Address: 25 Aupuni Street 333 Kilauea Avenue, Second Floor Ben Franklin B ding Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Hilo, awai'i 20 County of Hawai `i Office of the County Clerk - Telephone: (808) 961-8255 Facsimile: (808) 961-8912 "q. -oo 4 CD November 13, 2009 TO: J Yoshimoto, Chair and Members of the Hawaii County Council FROM: Kenneth Goodenow, County Clerk .1-0 1% RE: Proposed Housekeeping Amendments to Resolution No. 237-09, Draft 3, as amended by Communication No. 525.19 Should the council approve amendments as contained in Communication No. 525.19, I urge the council to further amend Resolution No. 237-09, Draft 3, to correct several typographical and other manifest errors. The proposed "housekeeping" amendments, illustrated via Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 237-09, Draft 3, as amended by the contents of Communication No. 525.19, read as follows: 1. The title is amended to read: "A RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS TO AMEND VACCINE LAWS TO INCLUDE THE RIGHT OF MEDICAL, [RELGIOUS] RELIGIOUS, AND PHILOSOPHICAL EXEMPTION FROM ANY VACCINATION [RCS] PROGRAM." 2. The first WHEREAS clause is amended by adding a comma after "2009" and before the word "the". 3. The second WHEREAS clause is amended by replacing the word "Section" with the symbol as appearing between the word "Statute" and the number "302A". 4. The eighth WHEREAS clause is amended to read: "WHEREAS, in the wake of potential harm to the individual and the public from vaccinations, and the vacillating interpretation of "vaccine science," it is in the public's best interest to Comm. Ago. Y ;L!5,. 2-0 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. To: q Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Date - 8 2M November 13, 2009 Page 2 of 2 amend the vaccine laws, to include the right of medical, religious., and philosophical exemptions from any vaccination [per] program; now, therefore," 5. The enacting clause is amended to read: "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that it [r°°°mmends ] urges our state and federal elected officials who represent the people of the State of Hawaii to amend vaccine laws to include medical, religious., and philosophical exemptions from any vaccine [pfegs] rp ogram." A draft copy of Resolution No. 237-09, Draft 4, is attached incorporating both these amendments and the amendments proposed in Communication No. 525.19. KG/j dh Att. A RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS TO AMEND VACCINE LAWS TO INCLUDE THE RIGHT OF MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND PHILOSOPHICAL EXEMPTION FROM ANY VACCINATION PROGRAM. WHEREAS, on June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Level 6 "pandemic" and according to the International Health Regulations of 2005, the WHO and the U.N. become the controlling agencies of the U.S. in the event of a declared Level 6 Pandemic; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statute § 302A-1157, titled Exemptions from immunization; not recognized; epidemic conditions, states: "If at any time there is, in the opinion of the department of health, danger of an epidemic from any of the communicable diseases for which immunization is required under sections 302A-1154 to 302A-1163, no exemption from immunization against the disease shall be recognized. Quarantine shall be a legal alternative to immunization;" and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2005, Governor Linda Lingle signed into law S.B. 781 and H.B. 672 relating to the Enforcement of Quarantine, which clarifies that police officers and sheriffs have the authority and duty to enforce quarantine orders when required by the Department of Health; and WHEREAS, vaccines are made with toxic chemicals and foreign proteins (viruses and bacteria), and some vaccines are made with genetically engineered viral and bacterial materials; and WHEREAS, the $7 billion United States Government `fast-track program' means that the government can legally rush vaccines onto the market in time for the autumn 2009 flu season without "normal" or adequate safety testing; and WHEREAS, Homeland Security Bill HR 5710, Sections 1714-1717, shields the pharmaceutical industry from lawsuits for injuries caused by FDA-approved vaccines; and WHEREAS, there is insufficient scientific evidence proving that vaccines are safe or effective, therefore it is not in the best interest of public health to recommend vaccinations without exemptions; and WHEREAS, in the wake of potential harm to the individual and the public from vaccinations, and the vacillating interpretation of "vaccine science," it is in the public's best interest to amend the vaccine laws, to include the right of medical, religious, and philosophical exemptions from any vaccination program; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that it urges our state and federal elected officials who represent the people of the State of Hawaii to amend vaccine laws to include medical, religious, and philosophical exemptions from any vaccine program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any vaccine known to contain harmful viruses or any materials known to prompt autoimmune diseases or cancer risks shall provide cause for exemption for any person in the State of Hawaii who so desires such exemption. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the county clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable William Kenoi, Mayor; Dr. Chiyome Fukino, Director Department of Health, the Honorable Linda Lingle, Governor; the Honorable Daniel Akaka, U. S. Senator, the Honorable Daniel Inouye, U. S. Senator; the Honorable Mazie Hirano, U.S. Representative; the Honorable Neil Abercrombie, U.S. Representative; the Honorable Russell Kokubun, State Senator; and the Honorable Faye P. Hanohano, State Representative.