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<br /> <br /> <br /> P/FC <br /> /o=County of Hawaiilou=lhd-domain/cn=Recipients/cn=LMURASHIGE <br /> z-' <br /> From: jamesweathertord(gardengreen@hawaiiantel.net] <br /> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 1:54 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Comm. 943: (Bill 225) 3 <br /> , <br /> ZrTi ~ Sri <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: February 5, 2008 (Tuesday) CO <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 10:45 a.m. <br /> Comm. 943: (Bill 225) <br /> "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 36, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 <br /> (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RENAMING AND REDEFINING THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION PROGRAM TO <br /> THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM From Councilmember Emily Naeole, <br /> dated January 18, 2008, transmitting the above bill." <br /> This is to express support for the concept of putting these funds to work for community <br /> benefit, and to continue to preserve the ability to use these funds for relocation. <br /> The funds in question are increasing at a rate greater than is being demanded for <br /> relocation. Investing the funds for community benefit is good management. <br /> The community benefit should remain directly associated with the original purpose: to <br /> abate negative impacts, including potential risks, associated with geothermal development <br /> in a specific community. <br /> Initially, the abatement of negative impacts took the form of relocation. The need for <br /> capacity to quickly relocate negatively impacted households remains, and is suitably <br /> provided for in the proposed amendment. <br /> Importantly, such investment should be targeted to benefiting the community immediately <br /> exposed to risks associated with geothermal development. <br /> In the spirit of balancing the impacts of geothermal development, in addition to being <br /> able to relocate negatively impacted households, it would also be appropriate to derive <br /> community benefit through targeted investment in diminishment of risks from and <br /> enhancement of positive impacts of geothermal development. <br /> James Weatherford, PhD <br /> PO Box 2017 <br /> Keaau, Hawaii 96749 <br /> 808-982-5549 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. NM <br /> Ref. To:Rviin F <br /> 1 Ref. Date FJEB 0 5 PillOA <br />