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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> HAWAII DIVISION: 100 West Lanikaula Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96710 • OAHU DIVISION: 451 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 <br /> MAUI COUNTY DIVISION: 896 Lower Main Sheet, Watluku, Hawaii 96793 • KAUAI DIVISION: 4154 Hardy Street, Uhue, Hawaii 96766 <br /> <br /> LOCAL 142 <br /> April 18, 2006 <br /> <br /> Virginia Isbell, Chair, Committee on Finance <br /> Gary Safarik, Vice Chair, Committee on Finance <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> <br /> <br /> Statement of Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr. on Resolution 290-06 <br /> <br /> Aloha! My name is Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr. I am a Business Agent for the ILWU Local <br /> 142, Hawaii Division. <br /> <br /> I know many residents in the affected Na`alehu and Pahala neighborhoods because of my <br /> job representing our members and because of longtime involvement in the Ka`u <br /> community. <br /> <br /> I am in favor of this resolution. When C. Brewer decided to sell the homes to our <br /> members, it was a dream come true for sugar workers who otherwise had very little <br /> chance of buying a house. <br /> <br /> The E.P.A.'s ban on gang cesspools took everyone by surprise. The Na`alehu and Pahala <br /> residents were in danger of losing their homes and had nowhere to turn. <br /> <br /> When people are in trouble, they look for help from government and organizations like <br /> the ILWU. The County and the ILWU worked together to come up with the creative <br /> solution found in this resolution. <br /> <br /> We hope that the Committee on Finance and the Council will support this resolution as a <br /> way to save 275 homes and to preserve Na`alehu Park. I thank the Council for you <br /> consideration of my opinion. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. <br /> Ref. To: Pro we <br /> Rof. Late <br /> <br /> <br /> ''AN INJURY TO ONE 15 AN INJURY TO ALL" <br />