Hawaii’s Big Island Called Upon Telecom to Cease and Desist 5G Deployment
By: Debra Greene, PhD, Founding Director and Naomi Melamed, Hawaii Island Leader, Keep Your Power.
A resolution to cease the buildout of 5G wireless infrastructure until it can be proven safe, through independent research and testing, passed the Hawaii County Council on July 22, 2020, almost unanimously. The vote was 8-1.
The resolution, introduced by council member Matt Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, came to the table after months of daily emails and phone calls from constituents regarding 5G. “There was overwhelming public concern,” he said. The resolution was put forth by constituents and Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder agreed to present it to the council.
In a council meeting that lasted nearly six hours, approximately 40 people waited in line to testify one-by-one in separate rooms in Hilo and Kona set-up due to COVID. Determined to have their voices heard, testifiers persevered as there is no option to testify online from home in Hawaii County, despite the recent COVID-closure of three separate testimony locations. Written testimony in support of Resolution 678-20 was overwhelming. According to the County Clerk’s Office, 650 written testimonies were submitted, almost all of which were in support of the resolution.
Council member Kanealii-Kleinfelder quoted from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as well as Hawaii state regulations, and pointed out how both documents state that, in general, local authorities have the final say in protecting the safety of citizens with regard to telecommunications permits. He urged the Corporation Counsel to look deeper into the county jurisdiction as leverage in moving forward to protect the people.
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Note: The authors thank the Hawaii Island County Council for doing the right thing. If you would like to email your personal words of gratitude, here is the address: [email protected]. If you’d like to express your concerns to Tim Richards, the only Council Member who voted against the Resolution, here’s his email address: [email protected]. The livestream video recording of the meeting is available here.
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The above article: Hawaii’s Big Island Called Upon Telecom to Cease and Desist 5G Deployment originated on Children’s Health Defenseand is published here by contribution with attribution to authors Debra Greene, PhD, Founding Director and Naomi Melamed, Hawaii Island Leader of Keep Your Power and website childrenshealthdefense.org
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