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/ / ~ <br /> ' 81-948 Waena'Oihana Loop #101 -Kealakekua, HI 96750 - (806)322-2484 -FAX (808) 322-3735 <br /> ' ' <br /> c. <br /> c_ ~ <br /> January 18, 2005 <br /> <br /> O Gary Safarik, Chairman <br /> rnwnunv is~nxo~Wall COUIIty COUrtCII _ <br /> °o~j 25 Aupuni Street ~ <br /> ~s`w.x wHilo, HI 96720 <br /> rouxr~ m xawnu <br /> d~ <br /> Xoni 3.4 W-i ~ift~ict ~ <br /> Re: Bill 163, Draft 4 ~ <br /> Dear Chairman Safarik and Members of the Hawaii County Council: <br /> The Kona Soil and Water Conservation District (KSWCD) Board of Directors support the County <br /> Council's approval of Bill 163, Draft 4. <br /> The KSWCD is a governmental subdivision of the State of Hawaii organized under Chapter 180 of <br /> Hawaii State Law. Under Chapter 180, the Hawaii Soil and Water Conservation Districts have been <br /> granted the power to: <br /> "Provide for and encourage surveys, investigations, and research relating to soil and water <br /> conservation, and publish and disseminate information concerning such subjects; Develop plans for <br /> wnservation of soil and water resources and control and prevention of erosion within the district...." <br /> The KSWCD contains 513,000 acres of land on the western flank of the Island of Hawaii. The <br /> Mission of the District is to "increase knowledge and awareness, through education, of natural <br /> resource stewardship practices and resource management tools in order to muumizz soil erosion, <br /> increase the development and wise use of water resources and limit damage from flooding within the <br /> North and South Kona Districts." <br /> The KSWCD stands in support of Policies contained within the Chapter titled: Flooding and Other <br /> Natural Hazards, beginning on page 85 of Bill 163. The District is very excited about expanding an <br /> active partnership with the County in order to assist in the implementation of those Policies. We are <br /> very interested al assisting the County with an overhaul of the Grubbing and Grading Ordinance. <br /> We wish to invite representatives of the County government as well as members of the Hawaii <br /> County Council to attend our monthly Board of Directors' meetings held on the second Tuesday of <br /> each month at 4pm at the NRCS and KSWCD offices in Kealakekua. <br /> -~'S~incer~ely, <br /> Bob Nelson, President <br /> Comm. No 1 <br /> Ref. To: <br /> Ref. Uote~j!}Py ~ l <br /> <br />