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Charles Flaherty <br />From: <br />Joel Nye [JoelNye@hawaii.rr.com] <br />Sent: <br />Monday, March 03, 2003 3:30 PM <br />To: <br />Charles Flaherty; oneheart@aloha.net <br />Subject: <br />Re: CERG Poll and Opinion: West Hawaii Civic Center <br />At 12:53 PM 3/3/03 -1000, Charles Flaherty wrote: <br />> ..eq Rb , .+. <br />>Citizens for Equitable and Responsible Government <br />> <br />>CERG Poll and Opinion: West Hawaii Civic Center <br />>Mayor Kim is proposing a $2,000,000 bond to fund construction of the <br />>first phase of a West Hawai'i Civic Center_ Some believe that a Civic <br />>Center would result in more equitable and responsible County government <br />>for the citizens of West Hawai'i. Others believe that the funds should <br />>be spent on more basic needs in ourcommunity, such as more and better <br />>roads and access to County water. <br />>The mayor is currently proposing the Civic Center be located in <br />>Kealakehe on seven acres of "ceded lands" that the State has offered to <br />>the County for $1 per year. Some believe local Hawaiians would greatly <br />>benefit from a Civic Center where all can meet together and plan how to <br />>hest helps Kona to return to the peace and harmony that once existed <br />>here so long ago, so the Kealakehe location as good as any. Others <br />>believe that it is inappropriate for the State to be offering or <br />>selling anyone "ceded lands" with Governor Lingle and the Hawai'i <br />>Congressional delegation lobbying for the Akaka bill and a possible sovereign Hawaiian <br />>nation. Still, others believe it is inappropriate to take "ceded <br />>lands" for a Civic Center at $1 per year when commercial rates are much <br />>highcr and while Fcdcral and State promisccyc <br />thousands of tiatic <br />>Hawaiians for homesteads have gone unmet for decades. <br />>Please take the time to answer the following question(s) and provide <br />>your comments that your voice can be added to this unique public <br />>dc., ate. <br />>QUESTION #1: <br />>Do you support or oppose a West Hawai'i Civic Center at this time? <br />>Comments:support <br />>QUESTION #2: <br />>1f you support. a `vilest Eawai", Civic Center, i10 Y,,U believe 11cc"ting it <br />>on ceded lands is appropriate or inappropriate? <br />>Comments:appropriate <br />>QUESTION #3: <br />`If Fest H Ci- b.. <br />you support a awa�'� �� Center, u� believe locating 11 on <br />>ceded lands is inappropriate, what location orsolutiondo you propose? <br />> <br />>QUESTION 44: <br />>If you believe leasing ceded lands is appropriate, do you believe a <br />>lease payment of $1 per year is appropriate or inappropriate? <br />>Comments:appropriate <br />1 <br />