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From: Mara Stevens
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To: Council Testimony
Subject: WI-FI in our public parks 0 §C °s : 28
Date: Sunday, December 01,2019 2:33:52 PM Litt�' '
Dear Honorable Council Members,
I am a 4o year-resident of the Big Island from Puna and Hilo currently living in
Waimea and I am more than just
a little bit concerned about the proposal to install WI-FI in our public parks! I join
with hundreds of other concerned
residents who find this proposal very disturbing and unnecessary.
The public parks we have here are where people go to relax and be closer to Nature
and for most local families our
parks are places for family gatherings, birthday parties, meetings, relaxation and a
way to get away from our T.V.s,
computers, the stresses of jobs and noise so we can unwind, play music and spend
time with each other outdoors.
WI-FI is for internet data and we don't need to be on our computers or phones
surfing the web at the expense of
our health while we are in the public parks! We can do that in public libraries, coffee
shops, school,the workplace
and at home
PLEASE stop the proliferation of WI-FI in public places until it can be proven to be
safe. WI-FI is not necessary
to make a phone call and I do NOT consent to our public places being used for areas
of wireless radiation which
has been proven to cause harm to myself and my family (especially children) during
our time outdoors.
PLEASE follow the Precautionary Principle, like so many other municipalities and
which is part of our Hawaii
Constitution. There are now hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific studies showing that
wireless radiation is harmful.
Many European schools have removed computers from classrooms for this reason, as
the growing bodies of children
are particularly vulnerable to these harms and living with the long-term effects and
diseases they cause.
The government exposure guidelines set by the FCC in 1990 were based on the
science of the 1980's and are no longer
accurate,yet despite the huge body of evidence from current studies,the FCC refuses
to update the information!
Researchers have documented various cancers, reproductive problems, DNA damage
etc. caused by wireless radiation.
To view some of this evidence: https://ehtrust.org/science/peer-reviewed-research-
studies-on-wi-fi/
NO "free"WI-FI in our public parks PLEASE! Comm. N �1 -1114
Ref.To:
Ref. nate DEC 3 2013
Thank you very much,
Mara Stevens
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