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Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />Gruttfg ���wm��� �°=��° <br />�� <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />�� �4� ��w+�� <br />n�^^^c�.�^ tilt r <br />2opwvun|Street, Suite 2oon • Hilo, *awanyV7on • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 9e1-6553 <br />KONA: r*'oo*oAne weohoxam|o*wy,Bldg o • woi|va'xuna.oawanoV74u <br />(808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />June l5,Z0|# <br />Tara Clark, Program Manager <br />OffiocnfProgram Management <br />Federal TceunsbAdministration <br />1200 New Jersey Ave, SE <br />Washington, DC 20590 <br />RE: SUPPORT OF COUNTY OF HAWAI'I MASS TRANSIT AGENCY SUBMISSION <br />TO FTA'S LOW OR NO EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAM <br />Dear Ms. Clark: <br />TheHavmx1 County Mass Transit Agency has my full support and recommendation for securing <br />a grant under your 2018 Competitive Funding Opportunityfbr/hcLoworNo8mimukon Program. <br />As Mayor of Hawai`i County, 1 have a deep understanding of the severe inadequacy of Hawai`i <br />County's bus infrastructure. Our County's bus infrastructure depends solely on fossil fuel and it is critical <br />that we begin to deploy low or zero emission buses on Buvvui^i Island. Our mission is to advance clean <br />sustainable renewable energy for alternatively fueled transportation. <br />Buwwi^i Island encompasses 4,028 square miles and has recently reached a milestone with its <br />population rising above 200,000. We have the highest annual growth in the State and is known to have <br />the Iargest aging demographic in the United States. Many of our island residents live in rural areas and <br />commute over sixty (60) miles to work. Due to these dynamic influences, there is a greater demand for <br />public transit. <br />This grant will afford Buvvo ^i County the opponun�v1oyucceae�/||vuuppodminimizing <br />pmUudon,reducing our carbon footprint, <br />undinoreuoi the nation's energy security. The grant will be <br />used to purchase buses that will provide a significant amount of benefit and we want our users and the <br />general public to know that we are doing great things that are good for the community. Low or zero <br />emission buses are a great option for public transit. lnaddition, this grant will fo\fi||the vision of our <br />State and County by replacing all diesel fleet by 2045. <br />On behalf of the County ofHawaii, 1 fully support Hawai'i County Mass Transit Agency's <br />application for the Low No Emissions Program. Thank you for your consideration. <br />S <br />/ <br />Mayor, County ofBuvva^i <br />County ofHawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Ernploycr. <br />