HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0143.087 2014-2016Murashige, Laura
From: Dana Melina Keawe <danakeawe@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 1:56 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Please stop and ban All spraying of Neonicotinoids and RoundUp/glyphosate, in our
parks, on our roadways and streams
Dear council members, i humbly ask that on Monday, you all vote yes to ban the spraying of Neonicotinoids and Round Up/glyphosate,
in our parks, on our roadways, streams and throughout Hawai'i island and county.
It's time for Hawai'i County to stop all spraying of Neonicotinoids and RoundUp/glyphosate, in our parks, on our roadways and streams.
There is ample evidence to heed the precautionary principle for the protection of Hawai'i residents, visitors, property, and wildlife, now.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organisation, asked a group of
experts to spend a year examining the data from peer-reviewed studies about glyphosate. The research found that the herbicide, along
with two other insecticides, was classified as "probably carcinogenic to humans" — a description used when there is limited evidence of
cancer-causing effects on humans, yet sufficient evidence of it in animals.
Many countries and several U.S. towns & cities have banned or stopped spraying glyphosate or are planning to - with many more to
follow. As recently as 5-11-15, members of the Bermuda farming community supported the Government's decision to ban the
importation of the weed spray Roundup amid fears that it can cause cancer in humans.
mahalo,
Dana Keawe
Kalapana Natural Farming Hui
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