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<br /> 04/L7i06 SUN 07:28 R4X 808 967 7346 SLephaaic Va~;arx [d~aut <br /> Patrick Conant <br /> i'li":~ .I - ~~'i P.O. Box 1172 <br /> - Volcano HI 96785 <br /> April 17, 2005 <br /> Councilmember Virginia Isbel <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni St. <br /> f silo, HI 96720 <br /> Re.: Rill 78 and 79 to establish a land protection fund <br /> Dear Councilmember Isbel, <br /> l have recently learned that two bills, numbers 78 and 79 will be considered by Che <br /> County Council this 'T'uesday. 1 am writing in support of these two bills because the Count ~ ha:. <br /> opportunities to acquire important lands for protection that other agencies camlot or will not. <br /> Apparently both Maui and Kauai have already established such funds for acquiring and <br /> protecting county lands from development. <br /> Both local people and tourists benefit from protecting open spaces. Tourists wm~• m <br /> llawaii to pnmarily see the natural beauty of ITawaii, not private hotel grounds and exclu>~~ c <br /> subdivisions. Our natural landscapes are a big part of the "engine'" that dri~'es our tourisn.-i>ase~. <br /> economy. <br /> I hope that you and other member s of the council will pass these two bills to protect open <br /> spaces on Yhc Big Island before they are lost, as many have already on other islands. <br /> Aloha, <br /> Patrick Conant <br /> cc Council member Bob Jacobsen <br /> Gomm. No. <br /> Maf. To• P~esa <br /> (def. t)ate <br /> <br />