HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0489.734 2018-2020 From: • Lizzv Laliberty
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Requesting override Bill 101
Date: Sunday,January 05,2020 11:29:49 PM •
Aloha Hawaii County Council members,
Please consider overriding Mayor Kim's veto of Bill 101, banning herbicides. There are many
compelling reasons to discontinue using glyphosate; the most important being it's direct
correlation with lymphoma. While it is.inconvenient to find effective ways to control weeds
that don't use toxic chemicals, the fact that over 40 countries have outright banned this
chemical give me reason to think there are alternatives out there.
Critics of the ban will argue that there may be increased costs to the county as a result. What
this claim ignores is the fact that Monsanto has been hit with a historic 3 billion verdict in their
third straight trial. Not only does the continued use of glyphosate based herbicides in Hawaii
county jeopardize the health of workers, it risks being open to a lawsuit by employees who
were exposed to dangerous levels of the carcinogen while on the job.
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Hawaii DOE Superintendent Dr. Kishimoto banned the use of glyphosate on all school _
grounds. Granted the total area is less than the area of county roads and parks needing
maintenance however, I am not aware that the ban made maintenance costs go up.
Thank you for your time, and for considering this testimony.
Sincerely, '
Liz Laliberte
Hilo, HI
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