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Feo 09 i76 On: ''a P•t Fein. r;, 2005 Councilman Fred Holschuh Council nan Pete Huffman & Council Ivfembers Ccuntt~ of Flawaii 2' Aupt~ni ~t Hilo, Hawai: 96720 Dear Councilman Holschuh, Hoffman, and other Council Members a ?curth generation citizen of this Crtunty,l am writing you tosla[~ to 11BJ~:C'T to 8 II ~ , '?~aic 5 u is revised fvnnat. ^_7xis law doe~sri t address tl'ie ;7:1c, lifest~de oi~ Diu kam,,~aina Farr ihes of ±hix Caunry I slrecifically have concerns regarding Ute proposed hike in licertsin feet.. Ar'icle 3, S :~t on 4- 13 ~f E i.> 4 Draft 6 states that moni s received from thc: licenr,e fe+: s s'rtli he ~iepvs~tet. is o the sloay- ter ter special fund Tltese dog license fees should be apl:lied °a7 drags Ol7I.Y". ant st oulci nci be u:;ed'~o spay and neuter CATS..Ys you are we:.l aware. H;iw:iii County ltas a prc btem with cats. Cats are one of the main reasons dogs bark, and thy: r aren't required to be o~ ~ le;tsh, ncr aze they subject to a noisy cat law. This Country seems to h: and i-d.ag, yet dogs hav ; a. ways lien "man's best friend"'. There aze also many feral cats out there •r:s well as cBomestic Dais. Cats sill birds, including those that are threatened or endangen:d. hYany Beral ~:,ats kill tar aebirds as rveil as native bards. Have there been provisions zo eaadicah~ fern I cats considering t tat trey n:: r we ~or_:tributing factor to the decl ne of native bird species? D?[any years back the sheep or. ?vtauna ~:ea were eradteazed to protect the palila, yet the sheep did not directly kill yr e it tie pasila Feral cats do kill birds. This bill needs to provide for ~~.t lia ~nsing fees a.s well, anal i;7ere should be a penalty for feeding and nurturing of feral ,.ats. Secticr =~-20 states that dogs aze nut alkr+wed in Cotmry pants. `J~}ty wvtld we pay lfcet cN. rtes wt ~u; bogs f the dogs cannot utilize: parks to be exercts>ed? Many ;racks on f_rahu a[lo tolls as ion;; as },eopie clean up a'ier their dugs. Seems like cur Count,; is s~'ricter than: Honolw u r -tcl we !.ive in the country. The nosy dog section also needs to be looked at more ca,reliilly. Se;:;tion 4-26 i b) Indic ale: .ims ~,6en dogs can bark more thhan ether times. That makes u.o se.`use nmsid,:ring not rv°r,one aleeps t~.Lrin£. the se houzs that are stared These proposed lave; seem to ksrve been ahan ;ec' to benefit a few comlrlainers. Most responsible :log aw~,ers. arilR r of al'.vw "heir doles to bt tk: ar d wiyl check on the reason why the dog is barking. Do not make ;hanfes to this section a nd you nee.9 io look at the reasons dugs somr;titnes bark. T'3zere art, many ha.irg'--cries iri this. Co> >tC t nd lags nna, bark at night bet;ausa strary;era aze stalk-iag °y~Lr neighborl,~ovd. Lams should n<t he ~h~, tgty 1 'o si~il a fe:v pcc3ple w+ho ha~-t° problems, aroa h. n the ~'as* n iaj-city of people v ha ,u e :ws~orsibie dog v~unrrs. Section 4-27 deals with penalties far noisy dogs. Section !a) should t~entain on the bill : rn9 rant be deleted Fc.* yeas growing up in Hawaii County, neiehbors 'rave green just .as import tr_t as Comm No. Z.Z./0(O Ref, To:9resedwY CQ{AM~u / Rof. C`atc~~..~~