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From: Paula Miller
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:26 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Senate Bill 120 Support
Aloha Councilmembers,
My Name is Paula Miller and I live on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island and have been an EV owner
here for 6 years.
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I ask you to support County Bill 120.
To enable the electrification
of transportation in Hawaii County preparations must start now.
Right now, commercial and private vehicle manufacturers are increasing their output of electric vehicles.
Infrastructure and governance take time, and Hawaii County is not ready to take full advantage in
decarbonizing our transportation. Private, commercial entities, and visitors will require a well-functioning
network of EV charging stations. For example, without such a network a visitor will be reluctant to hire an
EV, consequently, rental car companies will then likely not have them available. A well-functioning network
of EV charging stations will serve both Hawaii residents and island businesses.
For a lower-income family who cannot install a charger at home or who live in a rental unit, such public charging
options are crucial to even consider EVs. The ability to choose an EV avoids the cost of gas forever! Thus it is an
economic justice issue as well as an environmental one.
It is incumbent on Hawaii County take steps to enforce such rules as, but not limited to:
- requiring owners of large parking structures to install and maintain chargers
- enforcement of parking rules (i.e. EV parking only for cars that are actively charging
- fines to be levied where there is non-conformance
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Mahalo for the opportunity to testify, 6
Paula Miller
EV Owner, Big Islandco
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