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JPN-14-199E 1 25 FROM RENEWPELE Et,IERGY SE:7t IC- TO <br />Honorable Mayo' Stephen Yamashiro <br />Members of the County County <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hi 96720 <br />.January 14, 1996 <br />Dear Mayor Yamashiro and County Coi.lr:c�"' <br />9093291 P.©1 <br />The Hamakua/North Hilo Planning Grov,.,1, recommends that there be a <br />moratorium placed upon the county iane:a:: in the HamakuaiNorth Hilo area <br />that have been referred to in resoiuti,;r°; !1196-97 Draft 2 until a <br />comprehensive plan can be facilitated. <br />We believe that there is vast <br />potenti,, i <br />r° r ase <br />lands <br />and that this <br />requires careful economic assessment <br />Q x)ple and our land. By <br />land <br />use and allocation. <br />We also firmly believe that to <br />trade, <br />lrz�ase <br />these <br />lands before a <br />detailed and sound assessment <br />is ma lie <br />the people <br />of Hawaii and <br />shows neglect for preserving <br />the Couiltd%'"> public <br />trust. <br />Sincerely, p <br />Through a process of open community rg_ $6r1,jS the consensus is that the <br />county lands designated in resolution ' ` <br />.. 7 Draft 2 should be leased to <br />citizens of this county and not sold o= <br />randomly to ;he highest <br />bidder. Our two greatest resources area r, <br />Q x)ple and our land. By <br />enabling the use of these lands by 1l, °r : t <br />r -cpla, we act as good <br />government that responds to the nee,-,-1.lill <br />citizens ano provides <br />opportunities and employment when 4 ". <br />It is with grave <br />responsibility that the Mayor and Cour -{- <br />o;oncil consider the correct and <br />equal opportunities that should be o i : <br />` w residents whose lives depend <br />on the land and whose livelihoods U'!) <br />county - <br />Sincerely, p <br />Hamakua/North Hilo Pla ning Group <br />Tom Young - Faun Bureau and North Hilo Cor: raiz',° <br />Jolly Embernate & Ernest Alfonso - Co OP <br />Bob Shiogl - Farm Bureau <br />Ada Palin-Lamme - HDDC <br />Joseph Dahlrympie - Forester <br />Mary Marvin Porter - Sierra Club <br />Linda Shackelford & David Caccia - Friends c € , <br />Joe Pacheco & Rick Habein - Ranchers <br />Ken Burchett - Kohala Planning Team pj�;,,;�- <br />Hamakua / North Hilo Planning Group J� <br />Hor�Oka'a , ' j �1,5727 ' ' <br />PLC <br />]!!L )yam <br />Msenfed CovAjc.cL- <br />)Rad. T" s,. <br />