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AOH3224flNAn SOH DHO KUNA 1711 73pm ~~311 'hin~, C~~J ~ii~i' ~,I,1 •7 r-r. r rc. 1. , . , 03/20/05 Couttty Counse) Hilo, Hawaii RE: Proposed changes to Section 424, 25, 26, 27, and 28 regarding "Noisy Dogs". I am writing to address the issue of dogs. The proposal I read basically is a ban on dogs and the legal right of others to dispose of a dog simply because the dog is doing exactly what a dog is supposed to do -communicate. One wonders what possessed someone to make such a proposal. A dog is bazking in the night. The barking bothers a neighbor. So, laws are enacted to "do away" with this nuisance. How are you to enforce this? Can anyone complain and have a dog silenced, removed or slain? How do you know which dog to silence or which dog owner to fine? In cities where noise ordinances have been passed 1 can see where this would become an issue but in rural communities, how can you ask a property owner to give up rights they have earned. The constitution affords everyone the tight to own property and unless that property is being used for illegal purposes, no one should have the right to interfere. [ have a dog. My dog lives with me and does what a dog is supposed to do. He barks when someone or something is on my property. He lets me know if someone is here. What is so wrong about that? I live in a rural community that is zoned for agriculture. I do not have some of the luxuries that people who live in the city have. I have no running water; I live on catchment. I have no paved streets except for the one-lane road that property owners pay to maintain. I have no fire hydrants or streetlights. I had no electricity until I paid for the poles to run the electric lines. I do not have police officers to patrol my area and keep my person and property safe. I live in an azea where wild pigs, chickens, pheasants and turkeys roam. (Doesn't look like I'm getting my monies worth in the property tax department, does it?) The pigs are the annnels I want to address. They come down from the mountain and ravage our farms. They uproot coffee trees, vegetable gardens and fruit trees. They move rocks and boulders we have used to make water diversions on our land to help ease flooding. And, when provoked, they will attack other animals and even people. Our dogs help us witlh these pigs. When they come down at night, the dog barking will keep the pigs away. ]:f the pigs venture on the property, our dogs will at least chase them away Until recentiy I had three dogs that would do this but they passed on due to old age and illness. Since then, new coffee trees that we planted have been destroyed. Water diversions we built have been knocked down. Grass we have grown to help keep what precious little topsoil we have is rooted out. What are we supposed to do about this Who can we tum to for help? We keep dogs not only for their companionship but also Cornet. No. Z Z. S S Ref. To: r ~ 1 Ref. Uate