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JMtr os„� Roy Takemoto <br /> ' 'fi,• Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim +cAF� '�:• <br /> Mayor = '� <br /> Barbara J. Kossow <br /> ATE or >•►�- Deputy Managing Director <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> February 18, 2020 <br /> Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair <br /> Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair <br /> Committee on Ways and Means <br /> Dear Chair Dela Cruz, Vice Chair Keith-Agaran, and Committee Members: <br /> RE: SB 2337, SD1 Making an Appropriation for the Office of the Long-Term <br /> Care Ombudsman Program <br /> Please accept this testimony in support of the intent and purpose of SB 2337, <br /> SD1, dealing with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. <br /> It seems clear that Oahu has been grossly underserved, and the neighbor <br /> islands almost totally neglected, by virtue of inadequate funding for this program. With <br /> our senior population growing daily, it is unacceptable for this situation to continue, now <br /> that it has been brought to your attention. <br /> Please approve SB 2337 with a reasonable allocation of resources and an early <br /> effective date. It ought to become part of your base budget as well. <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> Harry KI <br /> MAYOR <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />