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rp??' ^ '-•:yy Wil Okabe <br /> -• .Wyk Managing Director <br /> �` <br /> Harry Kim •' '• ' <br /> Mayor Barbara J.Kossow <br /> r,�r Deputy Managing Director <br /> County of!Mum <br /> Ware ofthe glittgor <br /> 25 Aupuni 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 /> March 15, 2017 <br /> Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair <br /> Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental <br /> & Military Affairs <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair <br /> Committee on Agriculture & Environment <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chairs Nishihara, Gabbard, and Committee Members: <br /> RE: HB 478, HD1 <br /> Relating to Public Safety <br /> Thank you for this opportunity to support an agricultural program at the Kulani <br /> Correctional Facility, HB 478, HD1. <br /> Although Corrections is the kuleana of the State, I have long believed that the <br /> County should take an active interest in the treatment of, and opportunities afforded to, <br /> individuals who have been incarcerated. For that reason, in my first term as Mayor, I <br /> recruited State and community partners and established the Going Home program, <br /> which continues to operate informally today. <br /> It is in everyone's interest that inmates return to their communities, after serving <br /> their time, as well prepared as possible to be productive members of society. The kind <br /> of training that a robust agricultural program could provide at Kulani would seem to be a <br /> perfect fit. <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />