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<br /> <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: HeddckHNECA@aol.com <br /> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 1:26 PM <br /> To: cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us; Holschuh, Fred; Ikeda, Donald; Arakaki, James; Higa, Stacy; <br /> "mailto:?????????????????; Jacobson, Bob; "mailto:p"@co.hawaii.hims; Pilago, K. Angel; Isbell, <br /> Virginia; counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Cc: traciey@hawaii.rr.com; rgonsalves@bayclinic.org; vbg@interpac.net; hecht.deb@gmail.com; <br /> HedrickHNECA@aol.com <br /> Subject: Put question about Open Space and Natural Resources on November ballot; <br /> <br /> Dear Mayor Kim and Hawaii County Council Members: <br /> Some of you may remember me from the hearings on the smoke-free ordinanance in public places on the Big <br /> Island. Unfortunately, the Big Island ordinance exempted stand-alone bars, as if the lung health of bar workers is <br /> not as important as that of other BI residents. <br /> I hope that education around the dangers of second-hand smoke, including the recent Surgeon General's <br /> announcement, has extended to other areas related to air quality here on our vog-polluted island. <br /> <br /> I spent dozens of hours collecting signatures, only to be frustrated by unrealistic criteria and by <br /> conflicting instructions. Fern Forest residents use only their box number, and many do not know their lot <br /> address. But they ARE registered voters, many are long-term residents, and their signatures should have <br /> counted. While I should have checked for the "required" elements, I can't believe that signatures were <br /> disqualified because 2006 was not written in the date column. <br /> With regard to second-hand smoke exposure, the "people" eventualy prevailed, and the State "did the <br /> right thing." The people who signed the 2% petitions, and many more who could not for whatever <br /> reason, are depending on the Mayor and the Council to give voters the chance to "do the right thing" by <br /> the land, water, and air of the Big Island. <br /> <br /> Please do whatever it takes to provide voters with a choice in setting aside 2% of the property tax each <br /> and every year for Open Space and Natrual Resources acquisition and in eliminating the limit of $5 <br /> million that can be held in the fund. Please don't comprosme the long-term health of the people for <br /> short-term development dollars. I'm looking forward to a discussion at the July 19th, 9:00 AM, Council <br /> meeting. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Hannah L. Hedrick, PhD <br /> 11-2338 Kokokahi (Fern Forest) <br /> PO Box 298 <br /> r,. <br /> Mountain View, HI 96771 Q <br /> 808 968-7013! <br /> C r <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ca ~ <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. No. ~1 tD~7 r~ <br /> Ref. To. <br /> Ref. Dote <br /> 7/6/2006 <br />