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January 17, 2005
Gary Safarik = -
Hawaii County Council _
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 c-
RE: Bill 163
Dear Chairman Safarik and Members of the Hawaii County Council:
The Kona Land Trust strongly supports the adoption of Bill 163,
Draft 4 by the Hawaii County Council.
The Kona Land Trust is a community-based, non-political,
nonprofit organization formed to facilitate the preservation and
stewardship of open space; agricultural and environmentally
sensitive lands; and culturally and historically significant
areas that are important for present and future generations
through an inclusive approach to land preservation on the island
of Hawaii.
With the adoption of this new Hawaii County General Plan, we look
forward to the county actively "Encourag(ing) an overall
conservation ethic in the use of Hawaii's natural resources...".
The Kona Land Trust is in the position to provide incentives to
land owners and assisting the County in making this ethic a
reality.
The Kona Land Trust has been established to help provide property
owners with Conservation Easements tailored to both satisfy the
desires of the landowner and meet the special preservation needs
of the land. The Trust also accepts easement of gifts of land
that serve the landowner's estate planning needs.
The Kona Land Trust is looking forward to working with the County
to develop a program where by landowners may dedicate or transfer
development rights on property identified by the County as
containing resources in need of protection. G
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Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or ideas
as to how the Kona Land Trust can serve the priorities identified
as part of the County's preservation and planning goals.
Sincerely,
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Dr. Richard Bennett,
Executive Director
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