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From: Diane Koerner <halehaumea@yahoo.com> CD
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 6:06 PM = jw
To: Council Testimony -<
Subject: Please vote in favor of Bill 101 c"
Aloha Honorable County of Hawaii Council members,
Please vote in favor of Bill 101 to limit the County's use of chemical herbicides.
My name is Peggy .Kadey. I am a senior who loves our children, all animals and the land.
There is conclusive evidence that Roundup and other glyphosate-containing products are extremely
dangerous to our health. Over the last 15 years I have collected hundreds of pages of information on
Roundup. These include incidents of injury, news articles, facts on ingredients, and how other
communities are banning glyphosate products.
My husband and I began a support group for the chemically injured in 2003. We did not expect to
receive calls from people who had just experienced injury or witnessed injury to animals after our
county sprayed Roundup Pro, but that's what happened.
There is a high rate of asthma among the children who live in Hawaii. Their lungs are fragile. Damage
to lungs opens up their little bodies to take in more poison. I understand since my lungs have been
injured by chemicals. No one can do their best work when they are suffering. Why would we want to
spray poison near those we love?
Monsanto, in a letter to NCAP (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides) admits that
"Isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, makes up 41% of the
formulation. Excess isopropylamine is present at about 0.5% of the Roundup formulation."
The MSDS on Isopropylamine says under acute effects, "Harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed
through skin. Material is extremely destructive to tissue of the mucous membranes and upper
respiratory tract, eyes and skin."
"The surfactant makes up 15.4 percent of the Roundup formulation." The surfactant is
polyethoxylated tallowamine (POEA). It causes eye burns, skin redness, swelling, blistering, nausea,
and diarrhea according to information gathered by the Journal of Pesticide Reform, fall 1998
issue,VOL.19, No. 3.
I would be glad to scan and send supporting documents at your request.
Peter Soares worked for the Kauai County Parks spraying Roundup under the fence lines. He knew it
was very poisonous. He developed ALS. He and I were friends the year before he died. He
remembers feeling sick as he tried to continue doing what the county had ordered him to do. He
risked his life for his job. In the future, county workers could sue their employers, as you can no
longer deny knowledgeof the harmful effects of chemical herbicides.
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It is time to think about what we are doing as a state. Rachael Carson knew this was coming when
she wrote "Silent Spring". Mankind needs to make wiser decisions for the sake of our children. Please
do the right thing and approve Bill 101 to move out of committee for a council vote.
Very sincerely,
Peggy Kadey
President of Kauai Network for the Chemically Injured
• Kapaa, HI 96746
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