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COLBERT M. MATSUMOTO <br /> 1022 Bethel Street <br /> Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 <br /> Phone: (808) 564-8132. Fax (808) 564-8170 <br /> RECE1Vt~ <br /> >ti~. <br /> pcls_/?_is_.__~~ <br /> December 14, 2000 County Council <br /> The Honorable James Y. Aralcakt <br /> Chairman, County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupum Street, Rm. 209 <br /> Kilo, Hawazr 96720 <br /> Re Nomination of Chnstopher J Yuen <br /> Dear Chairman Arakalu <br /> I wish to offer my testunony in support of the nomination of Chnstopher J. Yuen <br /> as the Planning Director for the County of Hawaii <br /> I have known Chris for six years after having first met him in connection with our <br /> sernce as members of the Boazd of Land & Natural Resources ("Land Board") of the <br /> State of Hawazt. As member; of a stx-member Boazd, you can't help but interact and get <br /> to ]mow your colleagues on the Land Board well -particularly since the work of the <br /> Land Board was time-consumrng and intense dunng the twice monthly meetings and <br /> frequent public heanngs, bnefings, and site visits <br /> As members of the Land Boazd, we were called upon to exercise oversight <br /> authority with respect to a wide range of azeas related to public lands and resources I <br /> was regularly impressed with Chns's span of Imowledge of diverse topics. In particular, <br /> I found Chns to be an important resource when tt came to land use issues that came <br /> within the scope of our authonty over lands m the conservation dtstnct Chns would <br /> reveal a depth of knowledge of land use law and planning principles that provided helpful <br /> insights as we reviewed and debated matters submitted to us for decision. <br /> While I did not always agree with Chns (although we certainly found ourselves in <br /> agreement more tunes than not), I was always comfortable that our disagreements were <br /> <br /> based upon reasonable and substantive differences in opimon and not were not azbitrary <br /> Chris demonstrated a capacity to be fazr and open to considering alternative yews and <br /> <br /> would fazrly evaluate all factors brought to the table. Pnor to meeting loin I had heard <br /> Chns being labeled as an "environmentalist" Such a restrictive label, however, does not <br /> Comm. No. ~ <br /> ale No. <br /> Ref. To: ~?hnts~~ G <br /> Ref. Date 1 92000 <br /> <br />