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From: Lucinda Lu
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Please vote in favor of Bill 101
Date: Thursday,October 10,2019 7:24:36 AM
Aloha Honorable County of Hawaii Councilmembers,
Please vote in favor of Bill 101 to limit the County's use of chemical
herbicides.
Children have unique susceptibilities to the potential toxicity of herbicides,
yet they are still being exposed every day when they go to County parks
or walk or ride along the roads.
Long-term exposure is linked with increased risks of cancer including non-
Hodgkin's lymphoma, as we learned from the recent visit by Dewayne Lee
Johnson, the school groundskeeper who won the lawsuit against Monsanto
for the connection between Roundup and his cancer. It is also connected
to miscarriages, attention deficit disorder and reduced production of sex
hormones. It can also trigger aggressive breast cancer when combined
with other risk factors.
Studies indicate that glyphosate can contaminate streams, which empty
into our oceans, and affect sea life including fish and coral. Problems with
drift of glyphosate herbicides occur frequently.
Fortunately, the County has chosen alternatives to toxic chemicals, such
as the choice to use goats to clear brush at the Hilo Soccer Field. It was
more cost-effective than regular maintenance, and safe for our
communities, streams and coastline ecosystems, too! Let's expand these
non-toxic alternatives, and transition away from the use of toxic chemicals
for land management.
Mahalo,
Lucinda Moran
Honokaa
Comm. No. `W
Ref. Te:y/ Na IJ
Ref. Date OCT 15 2919