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tY Or <br /> 11, • • ' Ma Wil Ongabe Director <br /> Harry Kim •���,1';���°•' <br /> A!ay'or - - - Barbara J. Kossow <br /> '----r•; .-- Deputy Managing Director <br /> Count of Patinail <br /> ®ffirs of tip Apr <br /> 25 Aupum Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy..Bldg.C • Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> June 10, 2019 <br /> lya Sadanchikova <br /> do Mr. Henry Kellogg, Social Studies Class <br /> Hawai'i Academy of Arts and Sciences <br /> P.O. Box 1494 <br /> Pahoa, HI 96778 <br /> Dear lya: <br /> Thank you for your letter that arrived on June 6, 2019, regarding your concerns <br /> about the loss of coral in Hawaii. <br /> Please be aware that there is an initiative to restore the quality of water in <br /> Bayfront, which would lead to the restoration of coral in Hilo Bay. I have the pleasure to <br /> tell you that the State Harbors Division is helping the County together with the U.S. <br /> Army Corps of Engineers to explore the partial opening of the Hilo Breakwater. <br /> This has been a long-standing dream for me, and your letter indicates that you <br /> share the same wish to return our Bayfront waters to their pristine state, to allow our <br /> families to safely swim and fish. <br /> We have been very grateful to State Harbors Division, who have agreed that this <br /> plan is feasible. We are very excited at the prospect of engaging in the work of <br /> restoring the coral and the fish by undertaking the partial opening of the Breakwater. <br /> I wish I could give you a timeline, but I can assure you that we are carrying on <br /> the necessary studies as we speak. <br /> Thank you very much for taking the time to write to me. <br /> Al&Ki 'l <br /> ha, <br /> MAYO <br /> County of Hawa'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />