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Murashige, Laura
From: Clyde Nakashima <clyde @hawaii.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 11:09 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Strong Opposition - for Bill 302 - Relating to Electronic Vapor Devices
To: Councilmember Brenda Ford, Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee
Re: Strong Opposition for Bill 302, Relating to Electronic Vapor Devices
Hrg: Thursday, November 6, 2014 in the Council Chambers at the County Building in Hilo
Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony opposition of Bill 302. 1 oppose prohibiting the use of Electronic
Vapor Devices in places open to the public and places of employment.
I Oppose including "electronic vapor devices" in the definition of "tobacco product" in the County of Hawaii, and to
prohibit the use of electronic vapor devices in the places where smoking is prohibited. Including electronic vapor
devices will not protect the public and makes it that much harder for smokers to quit smoking tobacco products.
I oppose treating Electronic Devices similarly to other tobacco products and restricted to the same sale, distribution, and
display requirements as cigarettes and other tobacco products.
There is no evidence that the emissions are harmful to anyone. I urge you not to pass Bill 302. Let's first get all of the
scientific facts and findings. Please do not give in to hyperbole, misinformation and scare tactics. After all, the true
goals and objectives are to get smokers off Tobacco which is known to be harmful and where there is hard scientific
facts. I'd rather have smokers switch to Electronic Vapor products rather than continue to smoke tobacco. If and when
the hard scientific facts are in, we can revisit this bill in the future.
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