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r _ ~r. IL <br /> CITY COUNC <br /> _ , <br /> u .t, Su~L 4 <br /> CITY AND COUNTY O F H O N O L U L U <br /> ~'b~4L'?_~I. HONOLULU. HAWAII 9GG13-30G5 / TELEPHONE 547-7000 <br /> ,:m~„ <br /> May 9, 1997 <br /> The Honorable Benjamin Cayetano <br /> Governor of Hawaii <br /> Executive Chambers <br /> State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 - - <br /> Dear Govemor Cayetano: <br /> We, the members of the City Council's Economic Development, Planning, <br /> and <br /> Tourism Committee, request that you veto Senate Bill 37, SD 1, HD 2, CD 1, Relating to <br /> Enterprise Zones, which extends the boundazies of the Waialua enterprise zone. <br /> The enabling legislation sought to encourage and support county-driven economic <br /> initiatives. The intent of this measure, however, would be counter to that principle of <br /> home-rule by authorizing the state government to establish enterprise zones, as opposed to <br /> approve them as stipulated in the original law. The City and County of Honolulu has <br /> already established an enterprise zone for Waialua, which the state approved last summer. <br /> <br /> " We are now considering expanding that zone [o accommodate the wishes of azea <br /> legislators, and see no justification for the state's involvement in the speciftcs of zone <br /> designation. <br /> Corittee Chair Mufi Hannemann earlier apprised you of our other concerns, <br /> including the erroneous assumption regazding the establishment of the Kauai enterprise <br /> zone. We also share his belief that conflicting jurisdictions and competing economic <br /> incentives could compromise a very promising economic development program benefiting <br /> not only businesses and residents of the area, but the state and county governments as well. <br /> Thank you for your consideration of our request. <br /> Mufi n emann J n elix <br /> Chair Vi C-hai <br /> i <br /> ~Il;lnna i~eado Kim ~ IZcnc ~-fantilw ~1~ Jon~'o~~imurt <br /> <br />