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Establishing a County Cultural Kesources Commission, such as those already established <br /> on Maui and Kauai, would help make the importance of these resources more visible to <br /> the general public through its capacity to educate and provide accurate information on <br /> these resources and their preservation. it would help guide public policy by coordinating <br /> inventories and information about these resources so that information is available earlier <br /> about given sites. (Good informatian and its availability helps everyone and helps avoid <br /> unnecessary conflict.) <br /> The ordinance as proposed includes the stipulation that the commission be made up of <br /> professionals from several relivaut discipluies +uid lx• ritIective of the geography of this <br /> island. It also is similaz to the ordinances that established such commissions on Maui and <br /> Kauai and would, therefore, also allow our county to apply for the status necessary to <br /> access federal funds that could support same of the inves,torying and other work <br /> necessary to assist preservation of cultural resources on this island. Experience on Maui <br /> and Kauai indicates that it is important to attach adequate funding to this process so that a <br /> full-time cultural resaurce professional and at Icast a part-time cIericaI position can do the <br /> substantive work that this commission would entail within county government. <br /> Mahalo to all of you for making this effort to bring attention to the unique cultural and <br /> historical resources of Hawai i County and the necessity for government and the <br /> community to be partners in preserving them. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> M. llolly St+_ <br /> <br />