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fiiawaii Inva~iv~ ~p~~i~z~ I~lana~~m~nt ~ <br /> ~da~atic~n Corp©ration ~~aw>91t ~o~-7Jr'ofll <br /> <br /> PO Box 338 -Volcano, Hawaii - 96785 ~ Phone/Fax: 808-985-8596 Email: kim(a~hismec.org ~ www.hismec.org <br /> DATE: April 19, 2005 <br /> To: Mayor Harry Kim, Council Chair, Vice Chair <br /> and Hawaii County Council Members <br /> HEARING: Tuesday April 19, 2005 9:30am <br /> SUBJECT: ]n SUPPORT of Bills No. 78 & No. 79 for Land Conservation Funding <br /> Greetings, <br /> My name is Kim Tavares, president of Hawaii Invasive Species Management & <br /> Education Corporation. HISMEC strives to preserve all the good things about native <br /> Hawaiian tropical rainforests, primarily by combating invasive species such as Miconia <br /> and Coqui frogs in rural agricultural communities of upper Puna. HISMEC also <br /> strongly supports and encourages the preservation of in-tact native Hawaiian forests and <br /> other lands with biological, cultural or historical value across the island. <br /> For this reason, HISMEC applauds the County Council members for considering and <br /> supporting both bill No. 78 & No. 79. Approving these bills and providing the <br /> necessary funding will demonstrate an admirable commitment by this administration to <br /> the people of Hawaii County now and well into the future. <br /> I urge you Mayor Kim and Council members, to see these bills all the way through the <br /> approval process. <br /> Thank you, <br /> Kim Tavares <br /> Resident of Fern Forest, Puna, 9 years <br /> Community Development Hui of Fern Forest (CDHFF), Member 8 years <br /> Fern Forest Community Association (FFCA), Business Manager <br /> Hawaii Invasive Species Management & Education Corporation (HISMEC), President <br /> Comm. No. ~'S S <br /> Ref. To: P?~~e~ <br /> Ref. Cure <br /> <br />