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Ca <br /> COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION <br /> October 2,2012 <br /> Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re: Res 303-12 <br /> Dear Councilpersons: <br /> The Puako Community Association (PCA) requests that the County Council defer action <br /> on this agenda item for the following reasons: <br /> 1. The Public Land Development Corporation has not adopted its final rules nor has <br /> it published a Strategic Plan. <br /> We believe it is premature and improper for the County Council to take such drastic <br /> action at this time. <br /> 2. The PCA recognizes the value of the PLDC despite the public outcry over its alleged <br /> shortcomings. <br /> We see the PLDC as a unique vehicle to accomplish one of our most important <br /> Community goals which is memorialized in the South Kohala Community <br /> Development Plan. "The [Puako] forest must be protected from development." (Pg. <br /> 140 Strategy 3.3) There is a proposal to establish a honey bee preserve in the Puako <br /> Forest. We believe this is the highest and best use of the kiawe forest where world class <br /> honey originates. The PLDC can make this happen. By not requiring a full <br /> competitive bid process, the PLDC has flexibility to choose projects that more <br /> comprehensively represent the values of the community and the state than may be <br /> available through a purely competitive bidding process. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Pe&r naobted <br /> Peter Hackstedde, <br /> President <br /> P.O.Box 44345,Kamuela HI 96743 <br /> Tel 808-345-6304 Email:phack @hawaii.rr.com <br />