HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0489.355 2018-2020 From: craio Clark
To: Council Testimonv
Subject: Bill 101
Date: Tuesday,October 15,2019 8:16:26 AM
Aloha Councilmembers,
Please support Bill 101 which would restrict the spraying of toxic
pesticides in our Hawaii County Parks and Roadways.
According to a 2012 report by the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP) 3
entitled"Pesticide Exposure in Children,""Children encounter
pesticides daily and have unique susceptibilities to their potential
toxicity.Acute poisoning risks are clear,and understanding of
chronic health implications from both acute and chronic exposure are
emerging.Research demonstrates associations between early life *,ti•� --
exposure to pesticides and pediatric cancers,decreased cognitive
function,and behavioral problems,"
As for glyphosate,there's a growing body of evidence on health
impacts associated with exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides such
as"Roundup,"including endocrine disruption,organ damage and birth
defects.
In 2015,the International Agency for Research on Cancer,a division
of the World Health Organization,and the world's leading authority on
cancer,unanimously concluded that glyphosate is"probably
carcinogenic to humans."
Today more than 18,000 plaintiffs have filed suit against Monsanto in
the United States alleging they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma due to
exposure to Monsanto's glyphosate-based weed killers,such as Roundup.
Of the three cases that have been heard to date,in each case juries
have found in favor of the plaintiffs.Internal industry documents
uncovered during these trials have revealed that Monsanto suppressed
evidence of health risks of its glyphosate based herbicides.
Many other communities have successfully transitioned away from toxic
pesticides to organic land management practices.Please protect our
keiki,communities and vote in support of Bill 101.
Craig Clark
LOVER of HAWAII
07010-2024
"Speak on behalf of the voiceless and defend the cause of all those who are
destitute.Open your mouth,pronounce just sentences,defend the needy and
the poor."Prvbs.30:8-9
"No,it is not God's will that a few rich people enjoy the goods of the
world and exploit the poor.No,it is not God's will that some people
remain poor and abject forever.No,religion is not the opiate of the
people;it is a force that exalts the lowly and casts down the proud,that
feeds the hungry and sends the sated away empty."Letter of the Peoples of Comm No
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the Third World.
"Hear this,you that trample on the needy,and bring to ruin the poor of
the land,saying,"When will the new moon be over so that we may sell
grain;and the sabbath,so that we may offer wheat for sale?We will make
the ephah small and the shekel great,and practice deceit with false
balances,buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals,
and selling the sweepings of the wheat."
Amos 8:4-6