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<br />From:Debra Greene <br />To:WPCtestimony <br />Subject:Item 8 - Support Bill 194 <br />Date:Thursday, October 31, 2024 4:55:06 AM <br />Attachments:EHT 5G-Cell-Towers-Near-Schools-Children-Scientific-Research-Liability-Briefing.pdf <br />Report from the Health Council of Marin - FINAL PDF.pdf <br />Aloha WPC Commissioners, <br />Attached please find two documents submitted in support of Bill 194. Please consider these <br />documents, compiled by environmental and health experts, in support of the important and <br />necessary protections that Bill 194 provides for the citizens of Hawaii County. Bill 194 is <br />catch-up legislation. It’s long overdue. <br />One document is from the Environmental Health Trust, a 24 page PDF titled: 5G, Cell Towers <br />and Small Cells: Scientific Research. <br />It contains the following: <br />1. Evidence of children’s vulnerability to wireless radiation <br />2. Published research on cell tower distance recommendations <br />3. Research and data on cell tower set-backs and removals from schools <br />4. Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) across the USA opposing cell towers <br />5. North America teacher unions opposing Wi-Fi in schools <br />6. Research on cell tower radiation exposure and cancer <br />7. Worldwide policies restricting 5G and cell towers <br />8. USA policies restricting 5G and cell towers <br />9. Lists of health symptoms reported by people living close to antennas <br />10. Published research on 5G health effects <br />11. 5G, cell towers and wireless legal and liability issues <br />12. Telecom share holder warnings about wireless radiation harms and liability <br />A second document is from the Health Council of Marin, California, an 84 page PDF titled: <br />Report from the Health Council of Marin. <br />It contains the following: <br />Part One: An overview of novel forms of air pollution and their effects on humans and flora <br />and fauna <br />Part Two: A comprehensive definition of disability and ways in which to acquire a <br />reasonable accommodation <br />Part Three: A detailed examination of the features of microwaves and millimeter waves, <br />their effects on living organisms and climate, and their viability as a successful, sustainable, <br />safe technology <br />Part Four: An in-depth look at the legal and regulatory issues surrounding the management <br />of electromagnetic frequencies <br />Part Five: Possible solutions to controlling and mitigating harmful effects of these types <br /> <br />