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From: Kris Bordessa
To: Council Testimon
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Subject: Please vote in favor of Bill 141
Date: Wednesday,October 09,2019 5:46:06 PM
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Aloha Honorable County of Hawaii Couneilmembers.
Please vote in favor of Bill 101 to limit the County's use of chemical herbicides.
Long-term exposure is linked with increased risks of cancer including non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma. In fact, I have an uncle who died from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who was
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exposed to these herbicides at his place of employment. When he became sick(this was back
in the 70s) his employer generously covered all of his medical bills. And paid for a rehab gym
in his house. And offered his widow quite a substantial payment to "help her out."
I say generously with a tinge of sarcasm. This was clearly a payoff for misdeeds. They knew
THEN that these chemicals were dangerous.
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Let's not look back on 2019 as a time of mistakes. Let's be the change that this world needs,
cutting out the toxins to prevent further disease and death.
Let's expand non-toxic alternatives to the chemical poisons. I know the county has 1
experimented a bit with the idea of using goats. (Bravo!)I'd love to see you also consider
options like using salty sea water to make roadside soils uninhabitable for weeds. Or to invest
in some of these amazing pieces of equipment: httl2s://wivw.youtube.com/ivitch?
v=OmiC8V5HAJ0
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It's time for Bill 101.
Thank you for your consideration!
Aloha,
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Kris
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Kris Bordessa
Attainable Sustainable. The Lost Art of'Self-Reliant Living(National Geographic Books,
2020)
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