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To: Hawai'iCountyCouncil _-,j ~t~l'.I '7 ~~nl i ~ ~ <br /> The Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair <br /> From: Marge Elwell <br /> President ofNa'alehu Main Street <br /> Subject: Support of Bill 176 <br /> Establishing a Hawai i County <br /> Cultural Resources Commission <br /> November 7, 2007 <br /> I am here to support Bill 176, on the behalf of The Board of Na'alehu Main Street and <br /> our members. Several concerns have come to light since our second hearing, especially the effective date of <br /> implementation due to time needed for the appropriation of funds for the staff position. It is my understanding that the <br /> bill could be passed with the amendment or could go forward without this condition or could pass as a separate bill. But <br /> the most important concern is that the inventory, survey and nomination of historical properties is critical to the <br /> eligibility to become a Certified Local Government (CLG) which would access federal funding and technical <br /> assistance. While the state has the responsibility, it would make sense to have a single integrated system that both state <br /> and county could contribute to and use. The third concern is the magnitude of the task if the CRC were to review <br /> permits and other matters. One solution would be to have a category of actions so as not to duplicate other functions or <br /> become a bottleneck. 1 am recommending to leave the enabling language in the bill as is and then address the issue of <br /> work volume in the follow-up rules and technical standards. However if this approach is not accepted, general language <br /> that enables the CRC to comment on all county projects that may affect historic sites could be suggested. <br /> Thank you for this opportunity again. I commend you for taking up this task. <br /> Mahalo <br /> Marge Elwell <br /> President ofNa'alehu Main Street <br /> P.O. Box 107 <br /> <br /> Na alehu , Hawai' i 96772-0 l 07 <br /> www.naalehu.org <br /> 808-929-7236 (H) <br /> 808-557-8100 (C) <br /> 808-929-8322 (F) <br /> Comm. No.__~~~ C.i <br /> Ref. To: ~ tu~:l <br /> Ref. Uate NDV 7 2007 <br /> <br />