HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR101118MOBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 11, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
ALDEN ALAYVILLA, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Tel (808) 241-4909
Fax (808) 241-6877
Po`ipu Beach Park designated as tobacco -free on Thursday
On Thursday, Oct. 11, Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. and community partners
announced that Po`ipu Beach Park is now a designated, tobacco -free facility.
The Coalition for a Tobacco -Free Hawaii and community partners worked with Mayor
Carvalho and County Parks and Recreation Director Lenny Rapozo to prohibit tobacco use,
including electronic smoking devices, in the park.
"Today we celebrate the health and wellness of our community, as we work in
partnership to promote a tobacco -free and smoke -free beach park here in Po`ipu," said Mayor
Carvalho. "This step is in the right direction for the general health of our community, and
ensures a healthy future for all."
Additionally, no smoking stickers were posted on all county trash bins throughout the
park, and county signs prohibiting smoking are also in the process of being installed.
Po`ipu Beach Park marks the second Kauai County park designated as tobacco -free,
joining Lydgate Park.
"Common sense tells us that tobacco use has no place in an environment that offers
playgrounds, pavilions for family gatherings, and open fields," said Valerie Saiki, Kauai coalition
coordinator for the Coalition for a Tobacco -Free Hawaii. "Tobacco -free parks model healthy
behaviors for our children."
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Photo caption: Po`ipu Beach Park marks the second Kauai County park designated as tobacco -
free, joining Lydgate Park.