HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0489.046 2018-2020 Murashige, Laura
From: Becca Chopra <becca@thechakras.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2019 8:02 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Please Vote in Favor of Bill 101
Aloha Honorable Council Members,
I ask you to vote in favor of Bill 101.
Herbicides like Roundup not only destroy weeds, marring the beauty of parks and roadsides, but
they are cumulative and contribute to the ill health of all the island's inhabitants... people and
animals and the land as well.
We need to make every effort to eliminate them as fast as we can.
I have spoken to many county department heads who say Roundup is the best product to use
because it is the cheapest and easiest solution for the weed-killing job. But at what cost? Have
you calculated the cost of contaminating our 'aina? The cost of causing acute and chronic health
problems for our keiki, pets and people? The cost of having your workers come down with
cancer?
Data has been emerging that point to various health and environmental consequences resulting
from glyphosate/Roundup use. These include an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma,
genetic damage, neurological impacts, water contamination, harm to amphibians, fish and coral,
and increasing weed resistance.
I ask the Council members to vote for Bill 101 which will foster research and pilot studies on
alternative weed control equipment, products, and techniques that will be nontoxic and can be
used in areas near to people, pets, wildlife and waterways.
Mahalo,
Becca Chopra
Pahoa, HI
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