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<br /> May 17, 2005, at 01 :47:38 PM Janice Palma-Glennie (808) 324-0093 <br /> general public's attention. Is it feasible to expect that there <br /> will always be a dedicated person who can take the time from <br /> family, work and other commitments that Maile did to not only <br /> fight to insure that special places get protection, but also to <br /> follow the labyrinthian processes necessary to reach that fina <br /> goal, including funding procurement? The mayor's hopeful scenario <br /> also assumes there would be a county council and mayor on board <br /> for such acquisition. This has not, and may well not, be the case <br /> in the future. <br /> 4) The issue of speed is i i.al wh n ; m o purchasing <br /> property. For example, if a fund had existed when O~oma was go.iny <br /> for peanuts or when Rohanaiki was in a position to be foreclosed <br /> upon, the public could now be the proud owner of those critica.'~_ <br /> properties. Instead (and, once again, not to slight the import~~nt <br /> work done there), the public will have a much smaller piece of the <br /> pie at Kohanaiki, and O`oma will no doubt be the scene of more <br /> hotly contested battles that will waste the time and effort of the <br /> community, government and landowners. <br /> For those of you who are teetering on acceptance of this bill, I <br /> ask that you remember the sounds and sights outside this room <br /> from Kona to Hilo to Waimea to South Point: the constant din of <br /> bulldozers which is leaving Hawai-i resident:s with nothing but <br /> minor pockets of nature, insufficient to provide the sustenance <br /> which this island's exploding population will need. <br /> Best regards, <br /> Janice Palma-Glennie <br /> <br />