Smoking Ban in Hawaii

Smoking in airports, restaurants, offices,parking structures and other public areas has been banned. This is great for the non-smoking peoples of Hawaii as long as the rules are being enforced. At Maui Community College the rules are not being enforced. Every time I walk out of the Kalama building there are always some inconsiderate idiots sitting next to the building smoking. Not to mention the ground in the area is littered with cigarette butts. This is truly a disgusting habit for self centered people. Also frequently there are people smoking in the little picnic table building next to the Hale 219. This is not appreciated. This is very annoying for me being a non-smoker with asthma. I shouldn't have to deal with people smoking in non designated areas. What the hell do we have security paid for by our tax dollars if they cant even protect our right to breathe air not poisoned by cigarette smoke. Not to mention these smokers are breaking the law. If people were smoking dope on campus they would be busted. Smoking cigarettes less than 20' from any public entrance or open air entrance is illegal and should be treated that way. In my opinion, smoking should be banned to personal areas only. In America about 50,000 people die every year from second hand smoke related diseases. Does anyone care? I do, I don't want enfacima and I don't want to die of cancer. If i did i would smoke cigarettes like a stupid! Tobacco company products also kill around 36,000 people every month. Cigarettes are proven to cause cancer and other illness. Cigarettes are proven to cause disease and death and proven to kill smokers and non-smokers alike. Why are they still legal. The first reason is the capitol the big tobacco companies bring in. They make ridiculous amounts of money and the government receives a good chunk of that money. Secondly, in a resource based world cigarettes are a type of population control subsidized and supported by the United States Government. It angers me that the smoking rules are not being enforced in our school. School should be a safe learning friendly environment for all. Second hand smoke is proven harmful and very unsafe. I hope school authorities take action as soon as possible to protect myself and the other non-smoking students of Maui Community College. It is not my job to tell people to move or to not smoke next to me. Rules are put in place for a reason. With out rules there would be anarchy. I hope soon I wont have to deal with breathing cigarette contaminated air around Maui Community College.


references
-www.hawaiinews.com
-www.thetruth.com
-www.tobaccofacts.org