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R,~ ~ ~ ; <br /> '00 Gi_C 1? F,~l 2 C3 <br /> <br /> December 8, 2000 ~ <br /> rl,. ~ <br /> <br /> The Honorable Jimmy Arakaki <br /> <br /> Chairman, Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> <br /> Dear Chairman Arakakt, <br /> <br /> This letter is written to support the appointment of Christopher Yuen by Mayor Harry Kim as <br /> <br /> County's Director for the Planning Department. <br /> We have known Chris Yuen as a person and followed his many contributions to the community <br /> <br /> planning and land use matters For seven years he served on the state land board which deals <br /> <br /> with planning and land use, the very subject areas which fall within the jurisdiction of the <br /> <br /> county's planning department responsibilities. Chris Yuen is very farniliar with state and county <br /> long-range planning, including legislative review, general plan and code amendments <br /> We strongly support Chris Yuen's appointment as the county's planning director. His <br /> <br /> knowledge on land use matters is unique and we can think of no one else in this county with his <br /> <br /> experience and the professional expertise in the planning process <br /> We would be most happy to provide additional testimony on his behalf whenever needed in the <br /> <br /> council's deliberation on Chris Yuen's appointment <br /> Sincerely ours, ' 11 <br /> <br /> Jim Wang, Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, UHH <br /> Sally Wang, former state planner <br /> c Harry Kim, Mayor <br /> Dominic Yagong, Councilman <br /> Comm. No. ~ • s <br /> File No. <br /> Ref, To: <br /> Ref. Date ~ 1 9 ~ <br /> <br />