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01: q►....... <br /> om+ Wil Okabe <br /> / �" , <br /> � ,i � Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim . <br /> Mayor _ Barbara J.Kossow <br /> \%. <br /> o •Mrd► - Deputy Managing Director <br /> Count' of t£iat`i <br /> Office of Ike„Sugar <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 28, 2017 <br /> Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair <br /> Committee on Finance <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chair Luke and Members <br /> RE: SB 776, SD 2, HD 1 <br /> Relating to Invasive Species Program Administration <br /> I do not have a specific position on SB 776, but would like to thank you and your <br /> committee for the focus you have put on invasive species this session. <br /> The Council of Mayors has identified invasive species as a top-priority that <br /> deserves all our attention. Even our best efforts are often inadequate to protect our <br /> islands from harmful pests, and limited resources make it imperative that we work <br /> together in pursuing solutions to what often seem intractable problems. <br /> With the possible exception (so far) of the parakeet problem, it seems that Hawaii <br /> County has suffered a disproportionate share of the damage caused by invasive <br /> species, including coffee berry borer beetle, little fire ants, coqui frogs, rapid ohia death <br /> and probably others. But all our islands, and all our constituents, are at risk. My primary <br /> request to you would be "Please don't give up.” As a county, we do not have the <br /> resources or expertise to fight these devastating invaders on our own. We need as <br /> much assistance from you as you can offer. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> At11/7.-- <br /> 1-11 <br /> Harry Kim <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />