HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0489.327 2018-2020 From: wisdomteriPevervactioncustom.com on behalf of Teri Wisdom
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Testimony in Support of Bill 101 Common sense tells us if we poison the earth the poison enters every molecule
of life and kills or alters it.Cancer and illness that stems from these poisons will eventually kill us and end life as
we know it. '
Date: Sunday,October 13,2019 10:23:10 AM
Dear Hawaii Council,
I ask you to please support bill 101 that would prohibit the use of toxic pesticides and herbicides on all-county
owned parks,roads,bikeways,sidewalks,trails,drainageways,and waterways.
The bill allows for a 3 year transition period,establishes a Vegetation Management Transition Committee to guide
the conversion to organic practices,and calls for a complete prohibition on synthetic pesticides on County-owned
land beginning Jan. 1,2023.
Toxic pesticides and herbicides are harmful to human and environmental health.Organic land management practices
can replace the use of chemicals and allow us to be better stewards of the land.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ms.Teri Wisdom
44-2437 Kalopa Rd Honokaa,HI 96727-6855 C
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