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Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawai`i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <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, Hawaii 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />February 8, 2019 <br />Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair <br />Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs <br />Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair <br />Committee on Agriculture and Environment <br />Dear Chair Nishihara, Chair Gabbard, and Committee Members: <br />RE: SB 940 Relating to Agricultural Buildings <br />SB 940 recognizes that there needs to be a method of verification if exemptions to a Building <br />Code are conditional, and if those conditions are to be taken seriously. <br />It seems that SB 940 provides an appropriate balance between the need for verification and <br />the right of privacy. It is limited to agricultural buildings, it is limited in the personnel who can <br />investigate, it is limited as to purpose, and puts the burden on government to seek court oversight if <br />there is a dispute. <br />I support SB 940 and urge its adoption. <br />Res ctfully Submitted, <br />' <br />( Harry Kim <br />MAYOR <br />County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />