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4 Aukake 2020
Councilmember Ashley Kierkiewicz Chair
Councilmember Sue Lee Loy, Vice Chair
Committee on Governmental Relations & Economic Development
In Support of Res. 692-20,Adopting& Supporting the `Aina Aloha Economic Futures Initiative
E na `elele hanohano o ka,`Aha Kalana o Honorable members of the Hawai`i Couno)
Hawai`i, aloha. Council, aloha.
I ka holo `ana o ke au e ku nei he kaka`ikahi In our ast- aced world, times o
9 f p f rest are rare—
maoli no na wa ho`omaha—keu aku na wa i lawa especially times long enough to reimagine the
kona to`ihi no ka ho`omoea a ho`omohala hou i systems and strategies of our society. Here we
na `onaehana me na ki`ina hana ku mau. Eia are in one of those rare times, a insistent sign of
kakou i loko o is 'ano wa, he ho allona o ka pono the need for this r eimaginataon from our land,
e hana pela, a he koi na ka `aina a na na hanauna and from the generations that will inhabit it
e hiki mai ana. long after us.
Ua `ike `ia ma keia wa kulanalana o ke ao ka We've seen during these uncertain times the
po`ino o ke kauka`i nui ma luna o na waiwai ma danger of overreliance on resources outside of
waho o ko kakou `aina aloha—he waiwai mea`ai, our beloved homeland—whether imported food,
he waiwai kala, a he waiwai mana`o kekahi. imported economic activity, or imported ideas.
`O ka pulama i ka `ike a me na waiwai kupuna o Embracing the ancestral values and wisdom of
keia `aina, a me ka pulama pu i ka mana`o o na this land, as well as the vision and aspirations
kama`aina no ka ho`omoea, ho`omohala, a ho`ala of our residents to reimagine, redevelop, and
hou.i ko kakou nohona,he akamai ia. reawaken our society, is a smart move.
He mo`oku`auhau ko keia mokupuni o na alaka`i The genealogy of strong,people-centered
e `imi ana i ka pono. Eia ku`u paipai is `oukou, leadership on Hawaii Island is long. I
na `elele o ka `Aha Kalana, e `auamo pono i ko encourage you, members of the Hawaii County
`oukou kuleana alaka`i, a me ke kuleana alaka`i o Council, to assert your leadership, and the
keia Kalana, ma ka ho`oholomua i ka`Aina leadership of our County, by advancing the
Aloha Economic Futures Initiative. `Aina Aloha Economic Futures Initiative.
Eia au he makuakane, he kupa aloha i keia `aina, As a father, as a concerned citizen, and as
a he mea `imi i ka pono no keia mokupuni, e someone who cares deeply about the future of
mahalo aku.nei is`oukou. our island—mahalo.
T. Ilihia Gionson
Kona, Hawai`i
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