Weather conditions are causing cane smoke to inundate our communities at ground level. HC&S ignores the conditions of its burn permit. Dept of Health ignores their violations. We are getting sick. World Health Organization says ag smoke causes lung cancer and it definitely is causing us asthma, headaches, sinus infections, and breathing problems.
Why is this important?
HC&S ignores the requirement not to allow their smoke to drop to ground level, and Dept of Health doesn't do their job. On Dec 2, their smoke was a choking blanket on Kihei Elementary school. On Dec 3, they burned wet cane and smoked out Kahului and Wailuku. Their permit needs to be suspended for the rest of the year since weather conditions will continue to cause smoke to be at ground level.
