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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Island 706 Ka Hilo, Haw a Avenue <br /> _ Hilo, aii 96720 <br /> b Phone: (808) 935-7178 <br /> Chamber of Commerce Fax: (808) 961-4435 <br /> MBER Or MMERCR E-mail: admin@hicc.biz <br /> i1tA s <br /> CE www.hicc.biz <br /> April 15, 2008 <br /> Council Chair Pete Hoffman <br /> 2007-08 Board Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 209 <br /> President Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Robert Williams <br /> President-Elect Aloha, Chairman Hoffman: <br /> Barbara A. Hastings <br /> The Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 340 businesses <br /> Vice President and 720 members, wishes to urge your yes vote on the upcoming question on multi- <br /> Mary Begier year contract before the Finance Committee on the county's waste-to-energy project. <br /> Treasurer <br /> Jon Miyata Over the last 15 months and continuing through this week, HICC has stayed abreast of <br /> this important and potentially expensive issue, including holding a joint public forum <br /> Past President last year with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Hawaii. We wanted <br /> David DeLuz Jr. to learn as much as we could so that our opinions as a group and as individuals would <br /> be informed. <br /> Directors <br /> While we wholly support recycling and applaud the county for exceptional efforts in <br /> Vaughn Cook this area, the constraints of island living along with increasing population means that <br /> Gary Fujihara even as the percentage of recycled materials goes up, the sheer volume of waste grows <br /> Stan Fortuna, Jr. too. <br /> Judith Fox-Goldstein <br /> Mike Gleason We promise to continue our due diligence to the conclusion of the process. Right now, <br /> though, we have asked and gotten answers to all the questions that can be answered <br /> Joseph Hanley, Jr. Without the next step. <br /> Tan Higashi <br /> Jim Kennedy We are comfortable that a yes vote, first by the Finance Committee and then by <br /> Randy Kurohara Council, will allow the parties to properly amass the remaining information on costs, <br /> Warren Lee impacts, energy contracts and the like. <br /> Barry Mizuno <br /> Seth Murashige Like you, and the other members of Council, the Chamber is continually approached <br /> Irene Nagao by people with other ideas and other technologies to solve our waste problem. But the <br /> Sharon Scheele County entered into a good and honest process to get to this point and should continue <br /> Ron Schurra on that trajectory that will lead to fuller cost estimates and environmental impact <br /> assessment. <br /> Steve Shropshire <br /> Alice Sledge Mahalo for your efforts and time on behalf of our County. <br /> Mete Spencer <br /> Art Taniguchi Sincerely, <br /> Rose Tseng, Ph.D. <br /> Jere Usui <br /> Carol Van Camp Barbara A. Hastings <br /> Chair, Government Affairs Committee Gomm. No. , 0 . A <br /> Ref. ToFfeSenfN Pti <br /> Ref, Date APR 2 t 7nnx <br />