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Murashige, Laura
From: Solange Patrick <solangea @hawaii.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 8:15 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Strong Support for Bill 302, Relating to Electronic Smoking Devices
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Re: Strong Support for Bill 302, Relating to Electronic Smoking Devices
Hrg: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center at 2 pm
Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony in strong support of Bill 302. 1 strongly support prohibiting the use of
Electronic Smoking Devices in places open to the public and places of employment.
I support including "electronic smoking devices" in the definition of "tobacco product" and "smoke or smoking" in the
County of Hawaii, and to prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices in the places where smoking is prohibited.
Including electronic smoking devices will protect the public, reduce confusion within society, decrease distractions in the
workplace, and maintain the social norm.
I support treating ESDs similarly to other tobacco products and restricted to the same sale, distribution, and display
requirements as cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Electronic smoking devices are currently unregulated and emit unregulated levels of chemicals into the air. Without
regulations there is no evidence that the emissions are merely "harmless water vapor." I urge you to pass Bill 302 in
order to provide protection for the public. Failing to act may set us back decades.
Mahalo.
Solange Patrick
5842 Apelila Rd
Kapaa, HI 96746
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Ref. Date OCT 14 2014