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VVO/y Harry Kim _ Mayor - - , ore E ^"1 2 S9 County of Hawaii ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 September 6, 2006 Stacy Higa, Chairperson Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Chairman Higa: Re: Nomination of Exceptional Tree Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) TMK 7-5-6.12• Council District 8 (Kailua-Kona) Pursuant to Section 14-60 of the Hawaii County Code ("HCC"), the Arborist Advisory Committee recommends the above-mentioned tree be designated as an exceptional tree and added to the county's list of exceptional trees in HCC Section 14-65. This Moreton Bay Fig is located on Ali'i Drive in Kailua-Kona, at Kona Banyan Court across from the sea wall. The tree was brought as a gift from Iolani Palace and planted by Princess Kapiolani. It is more than 124 years old, with a crown spread of 89 feet. It is the only tree of its size, with beautiful bowers spreading over Ali'i Drive. Amelia Burgess, lhilani Staten, and Kaliko Chun of the Burgess family, owners of the tree, consider the tree to be a member of their family and care for it as a family member. They are surprised this tree has not yet been designated an exceptional tree, and wholeheartedly support this nomination. For your information, we are enclosing a copy of the Exceptional Tree Nomination Forms and the minutes of the June 15, 2006 meeting which includes public comments on these trees. On behalf of the property owners, the Committee requests the September 19, 2006 committee hearing be waived and this bill be set on the agenda for the County Council meeting in Kona on d~94 33$? Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Comm. No. IL.~~ O~ ~T Ref. To: CjnAd9o Ref, pole 9_ g m _