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From: Brianna Fehrina
To: Council Testimonv
Subject: Please pass Bill 101 } k, y# P
Date: Monday,October 14,2019 1:06:39 PM
Aloha Councilmembers,
I write to encourage you to support Bill 101 which would restrict the spraying of toxic pesticides in our Hawaii
County Parks and Roadways.
According to a 2012 report by the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP)entitled'`Pesticide Exposure in
Children,""Children encounter pesticides daily and have unique susceptibilities to their potential toxicity.Acute
poisoning risks are clear,and understanding of chronic health implications from both acute and chronic exposure are
emerging.Research demonstrates associations between early life exposure to pesticides and pediatric cancers,
decreased cognitive function,and behavioral problems."
As for glyphosate,there's a growing body of evidence on health impacts associated with exposure to glyphosate-
based herbicides such as"Roundup,"including endocrine disruption,organ damage and birth defects.
In 2015,the International Agency for Research on Cancer,a division of the World Health Organization,and the
world's leading authority on cancer,unanimously concluded that glyphosate is"probably carcinogenic to humans."
Today more than 18,000 plaintiffs have filed suit against Monsanto in the United States alleging they developed
non-Hodgkin lymphoma due to exposure to Monsanto's glyphosate-based weed killers,such as Roundup.Of the
three cases that have been heard to date,in each case juries have found in favor of the plaintiffs.Internal industry
documents uncovered during these trials have revealed that Monsanto suppressed evidence of health risks of its
glyphosate based herbicides.
As a teacher and a mother in the state of Hawaii the use of pesticides in our public areas and their harmful effects
concerns me greatly.
Many other communities have successfully transitioned away from toxic pesticides to organic land management
practices.I hope that the County of Hawaii can be a leader in throw transition and Kaua'i and the other Hawaiian
islands can follow your lead.Please protect our keiki,communities and vote in support of Bill 101.
Brianna Ansley,Kilauea,Kaua'i,Hawaii
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