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IOT~gh#naare Coun#y bureaucracy <br /> Can Councit Members do anything to reduce the County's nightmare <br /> bur~au~ra~y? <br /> In Na aiehu we are trying to complete the conversion of a small kitchen (20 ft x 12 ft) in <br /> the Catholic Church Hall from members' only ease to a Certified. Kitchen for the <br /> community. Ial order to do this we rr~ust have the services (or at least the blessing) of <br /> • A Building ~Qntract4r <br /> • Architect or Professional L,raftsanan (these two were the big surprise) <br /> • A dumber - - <br /> • An electrician <br /> • County permitting <br /> • County planning <br /> • County Engineering <br /> r ~`'o, <br /> ~ l°lealth I3epartment ttr~ffi.__.__....~., ~S' <br /> + Fire I9epartanent a / `p <br /> • ~VastewaterlSoiid Waste <br /> • wilding <br /> There is an exemption on small jobs, but not in Dear case since tkie public is involved. In <br /> most states, only planning and health would be involved, and professional drawings <br /> would not be necessary. <br /> Almost certainly, our funds will not stretch to this vast array of professianals, and a <br /> project badly needed by our community, and in principle doable on con~raeanity funds, <br /> will never get completed. <br /> Can there not be a shortcut for projects that are not commercial but clearly benefit the <br /> <br /> public? <br /> Hawaii has the reputation as the worst state to do business in the USA. It is not just <br /> commercial businesses that suffer from the County's tendency to act as an employment <br /> agency and maximize bureaucratic requirements. <br /> Ijennis Elwell <br /> PQ Box 1043 <br /> Na'alehu HI 96772 <br /> pp Na'alehu MainStreet and Sacred Heart Catholic Church. <br /> Comrea, N®. <br /> ale I~io.,,~, <br /> Rif. ~°o: <br /> Ref. Date ~C~ ~ ~Z <br /> <br />