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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Preserving the North Kohala Coast <br /> July 18, 2006 <br /> <br /> RE: Support for Resolution 410-06 and Bill 315 <br /> <br /> Aloha, Honorable Members of the Hawaii County Council, <br /> <br /> We urge you to pass Resolution 410-06 and Bill 315. Clearly a large number of Island residents have <br /> signed the petition and wish it to be on the ballot. It is correct for the Council to grant a determination <br /> of sufficieney for the petition filed by the Save Our Lands Committee calling on the County to allow <br /> Island voters to decide whether to pass an initiative to amend Chapter 2, Article 42, Hawai'i County Code <br /> Relating to Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. <br /> <br /> We also wish to extend a big "Mahalo" to Chairman Higa for sponsoring Bill 315. This Bill as it is <br /> written now, meets the objectives for which we have all been working. <br /> <br /> Because there may delays in passing Bill 315 or changes to the bill that may not be acceptable to the Save <br /> Our Lands Committee, we strongly urge you to pass both Resolution 410-06 and Bill 315. <br /> <br /> The people of North Kohala have over a 30-year history of working to protect their coast makai of Akoni <br /> Pule Highway. There have been many petitions, resolutions and plans at the State and County level <br /> calling for permanent protection of this unique coastal area. The missing tool to working cooperatively <br /> with landowners to gain permanent protection has been a local funding source with which to leverage <br /> other funding. <br /> <br /> Passing Resolution 410-06 and Bill 315 is aligned with North Kohala's 30 years of work to preserve <br /> coastal open space. We strongly urge you to support these measures. <br /> <br /> Aloha, <br /> <br /> Stephanie Naihe-Laxton <br /> Maikai'i Kamakani 'O Kohala <br /> <br /> Mark Grandoni <br /> Toni Withington <br /> Kamakani 'O Kohala Ohana <br /> <br /> Mike Issue <br /> Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group <br /> <br /> Fred Cachola <br /> Malama Na Wahi Pana O Kohala <br /> <br /> Gail Byrne <br /> Malama Kohala Kahakai <br /> <br /> Cc: Mayor Harry Kim b <br /> Hawaii County Department of Planning Comm. NON:M5. <br /> Ref. To: Ref. Cote -1UL 19 2006 <br />