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“ A friend of mine quit because I quit. He said, ‘If you can do it, I can do it!’”
— Walter Victor, retired police officer, Hamakua Coast |
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“ I quit one day at a time, sometimes one moment at a time.”
— Dancette Yockman, WCC student |
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“ I learned to depend on myself and not on cigarettes as a friend!”
— Linda Dudoit, retired paramedical assistant, Kaunakakai |
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“We quit smoking to live longer. We quit for our health, and to be able to see our grandkids.”
— Pilialoha and Donald Kalaiwaa, Kualapu‘u |
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“ I cut back one cigarette at a time, using the scripture in Matthew as my motto: All Things Are Possible For Those Who Believe.”
— Kalani Napihaa, Community Health Worker |
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“ Smoking causes more than lung cancer. It contributes to cervical, colorectal, and oral cancer. Quitting is one of the most important things YOU can do!”
— Jody Oyama, DrPH, Native Hawaiian Epidemiologist |
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“ Smokers have twice the risk of fatal heart disease, ten times the risk of lung cancer, several times the risk of many other cancers, and a 2-3 fold higher incidence of stroke and peptic ulcers. When you quit smoking, at any age, it adds considerably to your life expectancy. Even if you don’t succeed at first, try again.”
— Scott K. Miles, MD, Native Hawaiian cardiologist, Pahala |
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“ I quit for myself and my family. The main thing about Hawaiian culture is love. It’s aloha ‘ole if you are doing things in a selfish way (like smoking) and not caring about others.”
— Earl Bell and mother, Kamuela |
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“One of my `ohana smoked, even through her pregnancy. All of her children are asthmatic. Back then you never thought that having small babies or sick babies could be attributed to smoking.”
— Teresa Makuakane-Dreschsel |
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"Do it for your keiki, your mo`opuna, and o 'oe (yourself). Just keep trying."
— Leimomi Shearer |
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