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From: Donald Rudny <mkea13800@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 10:19 AM <br />To: Charter Commission <br />Cc: Poindexter, Valerie; Kim, Harry; Chung, Aaron <br />Subject: PONC <br />Aloha Commissioners, <br />I read about your recent efforts to reduce the PONC fund contribution and eliminate the perpetuity clause in the present <br />Charter rule. Your goal is to have a question placed on the ballot in 2020. <br />My wife and I have lived here for about ten years now, so we voted to support the 2% contribution as did a large <br />percentage of the citizens on the Big Island. It was the people's wish that land be purchased, maintained and put to <br />good use for the benefit of present and future generations. Keeping land as open space for public use is one of our <br />country's best ideas as was pointed out in Ken Burn's documentary about our National Parks. If you have't watch the <br />series, you should. I have the DVD set and will be happy to loan it to any member who is interested. Just email me and I <br />can arrange to deliver it. <br />We have the unique opportunity on the Big Island, one of nature's most beautiful islands in the whole world, to preserve <br />in perpetuity the natural beauty of the coastline and other key areas, and save it from rampant development. The PONC <br />fund is the only way to do that and it was obvious that it's what the citizens wanted. <br />I am quite surprised to see this attempt to gut this fund after it's short existence. I hope you take some time and speak <br />with your neighbors and fellow citizens to get a better understanding of what the people want. I think you will find that <br />your present position will not be popular. And, after all, isn't the responsibility of elected and appointed officials of <br />government to serve the citizens? <br />Mahalo for your time and attention. <br />Don <br />Don Rudny <br />P.O. Box 106 <br />Pepeekeo, HI 96783-0106 <br />1 <br />Comm. No. 21.27 <br />