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187-C Hokulani Street <br /> Hilo HI 96720 <br /> December 14, 2000 <br /> ~ J ~1 <br /> <br /> Members of the County Council r, <br /> r <br /> CIO County Cleric _ r.. <br /> County of Hawaf i <br /> 25 Aupuni Strcet <br /> <br /> Hilo HI 96720 <br /> Aloha ~ • <br /> ~ . <br /> Subject Nomination of Christopher Yuen as Planning Director <br /> I am writing to express my wholehearted support for Christopher Yuen as dvector of <br /> planning for Hawai i County I have known Mr Yuen for more than 10 years, ever since <br /> he was appomted in 1990 to the Big Island seat on the state Board of Land and Natural <br /> Resources <br /> In my cspaaty as a reporter covering the Land Board, I can attest to Mr Yuen's sharp <br /> eye for defending the public's interest in many complex issues concerning land leases <br /> and management of the state's vast land and infrastructure portfolio On the basis of my <br /> first-hand observation of his work, I would strongly dispute any claim that he lacks <br /> sufficient managerial experience to hold down the job to which he has been appointed <br /> Apart from his managerial skills, Mr Yuen also possesses a well honed sense of fairness <br /> and has been a dedicated and scrupulously honest servant of the public Equally <br /> urrportant, he has the greatest respect for the personal dignity of others and a gentle sense <br /> of humor that can defuse even the tensest situations <br /> I can thvilc of no one, frankly, who rs better matched to the Iob than Mr Yuen is to the <br /> position of planning director I wholeheartedly urge you to affum his nomination <br /> Yours Holy, <br /> l <br /> Patncia Tummons <br /> Comm. N0. O ~ • 0 <br /> File No. <br /> Ref. To:PnHWb P <br /> Ref Date l1El; 1 ~Q ~ <br /> - <br /> <br />