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From: Diane Ware
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 10:17 AM
To: Council Testimony -`'
Subject: 372-23 amendments, Wednesday 12/20/23 c=-
Aloha e Chair Kimball and members of the Hawaii County Council, =
Thank you for your reconsideration of Resolution 372-23. I am extremely concerned about
the pollution of land and waters on this island. The County is responsible for allowing
these practices to continue for decades without remediation. I warn everyone I know and
visitors of our polluted waters and possibility of becoming ill swimming in the ocean here.
The State currently has the kuleana of cesspool conversions and now the County must
take measures to stop dumping partially treated sewage into the ground and ocean. I
kindly urge the council to make the following amendments to ensure taxpayer dollars are
not needlessly wasted during what could be a lengthy, costly, and ultimately fruitless (for
the county) legal battle:
Strictly limit the scope of services provided in any engagement letter with outside counsel
to the initial phase of the court case up to and including the hearing(s) for declaratory relief
only.
Require the Corporation Counsel to return to the county council after the declaratory
judgment has been issued in order to detail what additional funding will be needed for the
next stages of litigation.
The health of West Hawai`i's coral reefs, nearshore waters, and communities that rely on
them are at risk every day that the county continues to dump reusable wastewater into a
literal hole in the ground, and into the ocean. Please do what is right for our taxpayers,
and the natural resources that are the foundation of our local lifestyles, cultural practices,
and economy.
Learn from the Maui violations of the clean water act.
Malama `aina and Kai,
Diane Ware
808-967-8642
P. O. Box 698
99-7815 Kapoha
Volcano HI 96785
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