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Aloha Fttends <br /> Counctl Chairman Arakaki , <br /> Hawau County Counctl ~ ~ i <br /> 2J Aupum St <br /> Hilo, Hawau 96'20 <br /> Fay 961-5912 <br /> Dzar Mi Arakakr, <br /> The Hawatl County comnmmty supports Mayor Ktm's appointment of Chris Yuen as Planning Duzctor The past <br /> years have been a vial for [hose of us who had to work with V trgmia Goldstein and former Mayor Yamashiro's <br /> Planning Commission Sunshine laws seemed non existent Many dectvons have been m clear conflict with the <br /> County Genzral Plan and comnrumty wishes e'v'e feel strongly that Mr Yuen will be fay minded, and will take <br /> appropriate sups to curtail mappropna[e development <br /> Mi 1'uen's eligibility is being attacked by development interests, m spne of his dzmonsva[ed quah£cahons for thz <br /> fob He was instrumzntal m the planning and creation of Kona Coast State Park at blahamla He was a member of <br /> the state Board of Land and Natural Resources from 1990 to ] 998 He also has served on a number of environmental <br /> and planning orean¢auons, including the Hawau Sveam Assessment Project and the Vv'est Hawau Plan Quzeii s <br /> Advisory Panel As a pmate attorney, he successfully argued a property tights cast before the U S Supreme Court <br /> m 199, <br /> Chas 1 uzn Mill do an ez~ellent fob And he wdl bruig credibility back to [hz Count} planning process Please urge <br /> the County Council to confirm Chus Yuen s appointment <br /> l rv ould like to add that 1've seen Ctvis Yuen speak at public hearings and have ahvays found him to be fay minded <br /> and well mfomted as to law• and procedure I have not always agreed wnh the position that he has taken on every <br /> der zlopment, but the things that he has said havz always been pertinent and important 1 cannot imagine a bener <br /> appomtez for this posnwn <br /> Smcerek <br /> \amz ~ ?moo ~ <br /> Address <br /> ~O <br /> Phone Vtmber <br /> <br /> ~o~ 3 Z~ -.-~j-~I <br /> Gomm. No. 20• <br /> IPile \o <br /> Kef. To <br /> Aef. Date UEC 0 8 2000 <br /> <br />