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attractiveness and wildlife that surrounds it. Arguably, they aze in a good position to provide much needed funding and accomplish the same goal with private tourist dollars and higher property taxes instead of relying solely on local taxpayers. This could save funding for other projects. 4) Pre-determined fate. The proposed Resolution, by selecting a firm for management of this area, assumes A) all land owners wish to sell and/or B) that they approve of the Council's choice to use Ka'u Preservation, Inc. and their proposed plan. The cart is well before the horse here, in that many families would not consider any negotiations with the Director of Finance under any circumstances. Other land owners would not consider negotiations without knowing the plan for the area or the qualifications and capabilities of a proposed management group. By having a management group foreordained, does this cast eminent domain if and when negotiations fail? 5) Lack of Community. I understand that in the Council Meeting on May 1, 2007, Councilman Jacobson requested the Resolution be passed on the first reading and without comment from the community. It is unacceptable for an elected represen- tative of the people to actively encourage lack of participation from those who would be affected. Therefore, this public record request is submitted pursuant to Hawaii Open Records Law (HRS 92) for the following Government Records: 1) Copies of all information exchanged by and between Councilman Robert (Bob) Jacobson and Pele Bangay Hanoa d.b.a. Ka'u Preservation, Inc. (information to be defined to include, but not limited to, formal letters, maps, drawings, drafts, e-mails, text messages, and voice mail recordings on County owned equipment such as desktops, laptops, PDAs, CD ROMS, flash drives, land or cell phones, or any like personal equipment used to conduct County business).