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JMYY.• ,OF M11y,. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII - -a: STATE OF HAWAII <br /> • <br /> ire os se, <br /> • <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 62 17 <br /> A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO IMPLEMENT <br /> THE RAPID `OHI`A DEATH PART I: STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN FOR HAWAII <br /> 2017-2019 AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OVER THE <br /> NEXT THREE YEARS. <br /> WHEREAS, Rapid `Ohi`a Death is caused by two species of the fungal pathogen <br /> Ceratocystis, which has impacted over 50,000 acres of`Ohi`a forests and killed millions of <br /> individual trees on Hawai`i Island; and <br /> WHEREAS, the State Board of Agriculture approved a permanent quarantine on <br /> October 18, 2016 for the transport of`Ohi`a plant parts from Hawai`i Island; and <br /> WHEREAS, the outbreak of Rapid `Ohi`a Death on Hawai`i Island is negatively <br /> impacting the culture, the economy, and all of the natural systems that rely on the magnificent <br /> `Ohi`a tree; and <br /> WHEREAS, on May 7, 2016, the Hawai`i County Council adopted Resolution <br /> No. 516-16, urging the administrations of the State of Hawai`i and the County of Hawai`i to take <br /> appropriate steps to prevent the spread of Rapid `Ohi`a Death in Hawai`i, attempting to address <br /> this important issue in a meaningful way; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 30, 2016, Governor Ige, lead scientists, and other top policy <br /> makers attended the first ever Rapid `Ohi`a Death Summit for the State of Hawai`i held in <br /> Honolulu; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Rapid `Ohi`a Death Part I: Strategic Response Plan (attached here as <br /> Exhibit"A"), was introduced at the Summit; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Rapid `Ohi`a Death Part I: Strategic Response Plan was developed by <br /> the Department of Land and Natural Resources as the lead agency, after months of multi-agency <br /> collaborations, the best available science, and input from many people working on Rapid `Ohi`a <br /> Death; and <br />