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11% 17%`37 17 ~ 48 $808 `385 3393 PE.;V I BOG I C ~ 082 ~:ITIZENS A~iAINST NOISE Oahu: P.O. Box 27705 Honolulu, Hawaii 88827 Bid Isle: P.O. Boz 984 volcano. Hawaii 98785 Maui: 2695 Lia Piace Haiku, Hawaii 96708 Kauai: P.O. Box 898 Kilauea, Hawaii 98754 Ph: (808) 985-8861 -FAR: (808) 988.8899 To: Nir. Aaron Chung, Chair FROM: Barry Stokes, President Council Finance Committee Citizens Against Noise 25 Aupuni Street Post Office Box 364 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Volcano, Hawaii 86785 DATE: November 18, 1997 v>A: Facsimile Transmissioa RE: Resolution Number 179-97, Urging the State Dept. of Transportation to Enact Noise Mitigation at Hilo Airport Dear Finance Chair Chung and Council '`1~mbcrs Many thanks to Council Member Chung for thr. introduction of Resolution No. 17y-y7, which urges the Stare DOT and the FLEA to advance noise mitigation techniques at IIilo International Airport. Citizens ngainst Noise fully supports this measure. Since the creation of Hilo International Airport. North Hilo. the do~a~ntowrt area, the Banyon Drive resorts. the Keaukaha residential and recreational communities, and adJacenl Hau;aiian Homes lands have been negarrvely impacted by aircraft noise. Compounding this problem is the t~se of outdai:cd. noisy stage one aircraft by both ;rater-isle carriers Hawaiian and Aloha airlines. which continue to operate un a flaily basis. Only airports In Hawaii and Alaska are allomed to use these noisy aircraft in such close proxnnity to established urban and residcnnttl aYcas. Routine military °touch and go" operations of larger. noisier aircraft at Hilo Airport continue to add to the i.otal a~.-iation noise burden, as does an acute air-tour industry, where both fi::ed-wing and helicopter tours originate and return. Cvery commwiih~ situated close to an airport benefits 1'rorn the eeonorriic activity associated wsth ir, but must, also bear the burden of en~ironmenial impacts - In this case, unnecessary aircraft noise. The State Airports Division is fulh funded to enact these noise mitigation measures at Hilo Internalior,al airport. Just last month, the Unrt.ed States Congress e:ccused Hawaii from repaying $30 million in airport fiords that it gave to the Office of Hatsa,ian Affairs for ceded land payments. hasf September. Governor Cayetano ann nmcc d there is a X218 million surplus !n the airport revenue fund, and is Uierefore suspending aircraft landuik Pecs across the entire state. ~Ve ,r, ~e the Counell to pass Res. No- 17!~-97 and ask the State DOT to enact noise reduction efforts for Hilo. We thank the enure I-(a~~~a11 County Coun~:l t,~, dt~s opportunity Lo crnniuent.