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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0143.091 2014-2016Murashige, Laura From:. Wessel, Leinani on behalf of Kanuha, Dru Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:22 AM To: Murashige, Laura Subject: FW: Saying No to RoundUp and all other toxic chemicals Attachments: Roundup 2jpg Importance: High Aloha Laura, Found this in Dru's inbox in regard to yesterday meeting. Leinani -Wessel CounciCAide to Councilman Dru Xanuha Hawaii County CounciC District 7 - CentraCXona (808)323-4268 Leinani.wesseC@hawaiicounty.gov From: Sonia R. Martinez [mailto:cubanwahine@hawaii.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 2:16 PM %0 To: Poindexter, Valerie; Chung, Aaron; (lagan, Greggor; Onishi, Dennis; Paleka, Daniel; David, Maile; Kanuha, Dru; Eoff, Karen; Wille, Margaret Cc: Mayor's internet email Subject: Saying No to RoundUp and all other toxic chemicals Importance: High Aloha, Council Members I cannot be at the Council Meeting at the West Hawaii Civic on Monday at 9 am but would like to let all of you know that under NO circumstances would I like to see the council continue to approve the use of not only Monsanto's RoundUp, but to avoid using ANY kind of toxic chemicals that leach into the aina, our waters and the ocean. I do not want it in the air, grass, ground, streams or anywhere around me. I don't want to breathe it in or have it on my food or on the flowers I smell. I don't want keiki and pets rolling around in it. It is killing bees and many beneficial little critters. It does not work as a weed preventive, just a (temporary) killer that leaves ugly brown tufts of grass and weeds behind, which will eventually become resistant to it and come right back up again in an endless circle. Stop thinking of the 'easy way out' which is usually the most harmful. I am sure we can find more creative and less expensive ways to get rid of weeds. comm: :1q3- a 1 We need to protect our land, our water, our people and all future generations! Ref. To: Ref. Data We live in paradise... let's keep it a paradise - Dead and brown weeds on the side of the roads and in our parks don't look like paradise. Please remove ROUNDUP AND ALL OTHER TOXIC CHEMICALS from the County budget! Video of Roundup spraying in Waimea taken by Kami Carter: https://youtu.be/ezb5T3EbwJE Attached photo: by Bryce Kawenamalama Boeder Parks & Recreation employee emptying RoundUp into the canal that goes under Kilauea Ave by Kapiolani School - if this is not a crime it should be! Mahalo nui Sonia R. Martinez cubanwahine(c),hawaii.rr.com P. O. Box 190 Honomu, HI, 96728 808/963-6860 Cookbook author and freelance food writer Check out my brand -new -hot -off -the -press From Soup to Nuts Cookbook You can follow my Hawai'i food and gardening adventures http://www.soniatasteshawaii.com ' My Tropical Taste monthly columns in the Hamakua Times http://hamakuatimes.com Contributor to http://keolamagazine.com Farmers Market Correspondent for http://www.hawaiihomegrown.net