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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0597.009 1996-1998 a-.~s 1 . xtv or N,~ William G. Davis Stephen K. Yamashiro ~ Managing Director 'f Mayor Henry Cho :~'i` Deputy Mawging Director ft~oixnf~r of ~ttivttii 25 Aupuni Street, Room 215 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 • (808) 961-8211 Faz (BOB) 961-6553 KONA: 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (608)329-5226 • Fax (808)326-5663 24 December 1997 c r'; ~ Honorable James Arakaki and Members Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: VETO MESSAGE BILL 171 DRAFT 2 - RELATING TO AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: In accordance with Section 3-12 of the Hawaii County Charter, I am returning Bill 171, Draft 2, to you disapproved. I concur with the need to review and readjust our existing housing policy, but find this Bill to leave too many questions unanswered. For example, there is no provision for those who have made payments in advance of their obligation. Neither does the Bill address the case of obligations that have accrued prior to the approval of this Bill. Further, it leaves open the treatment to be afforded to those who have acquired existing credits. I am returning this Bill in the hope that these matters will be addressed. I appreciate your efforts to deal with those difficult issues, but can not approve a Bill which leaves open so much possibility for future controversy or litigation. Sin~cerQely, ~SyEPHEN YAMASHIRO Mayor SKY/RDW: 1779Lbre ~ ~ 0 Enclosure P11~ I~itC/HSG COUNCIL lbD~. ~~.2 UGIe sr-4 ~ ,