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Murashige, Laura
From: cynthia <womanofthesea2003@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 4:53 PM •
To: • Council Testimony 'c
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Subject: Please vote in favor of Bill 101 •
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.Tt can also trigger aggressive breast cancer when
combined with other risk lectors.
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.
aMaha.lo.
Cynthia Massa, registered voter
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1 Ref. Date OCT 1 5 2019