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Harry Kim Mayor COUNTY OF RAWAR 25 ftuui Strad, Re0m215 • 900, H&Waii 96720.4252 • ($OB) 961-8211 •Fax (808) 981.61!3 KOt 1A 75.5706 KuWdai Highway, Suite 103 a ICaa�ue-1Ca, l�arrai'i %740 (808) 329.5226 . Fsu (808) 326.5663 October 15, 2001 Richard Avanzino, President Maddie's Fund 22.23 Santa .Clara Avenue, Suite B Alameda, CA 94501-4416 ®ear Mr. Avanzino: Dixie Kaetsu Maaagin 0jr*Ckx Peter T. Youalg DF -9y .' =agia8 Ain= I am writing to express my strong support for your favorable consideration of the grant application submitted to your organization by the Animal Rescue Coalition of Hawa'I (ARC-Hawai'i). I have listened carefully to the program outlined by ARC-Hawai'i founder Mary Walker and Lisa Wood, ®VM, Vice President of ft Hawal'i Veterinary Medicine Association. Their initiative to greatly expand opportunities for the people of Hawaii County to spay/neuter their pets will provide an immeasurable benefit to the standard of animal welfare on our island. In reality, this comprehensive proposal is the first real hope of making a headway into the problem of animal welfare and care on our island. In recent years, our County has dramatically increased funding to support our animal control contract. Our County Council has undertaken a concerted evaluation of our animal control program by our Legislative Auditor's Office and, more recently, the National Animal Control Association. I am confident that our County government will continue to support programs that address this issue. To succeed in meeting the challenge of pet overpopulation, we must forge proactive partnerships with organizations such as the Maddle's fund. Severe budget restraints in the current fiscal year limits our financial contributions at this time and emphasizes the importance of seeking resources to assist in addressing this problem. Your resources and goal directed programs are so