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MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2007
COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII
MEETING AT THE NAALEHU SCHOOL GYM
REGARDING RESOLUTION #169-107
MY NAME IS JEAN S. SHIBUYA AND I WHOLEHEARTILY REJECT THIS
RESOLUTION. WHY SPEND OUR TAX MONEY WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY
IS THERE FOR IT TO BE GIVEN TO THE COUNTY AND MAINTAINED.
WHY NOT SPEND THAT MONEY TO HELP IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS SO
THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO
BETTER THEMSELVES, GET A BETTER EDUCATION SO THAT THEY
CAN EARN THAT $26,000 PLUS JOBS THAT THEY SAY THE `LIVING
CLASSROOMS ` WILL PROVIDE FOR THE KAU PEOPLE.
MANY WHO TRAVEL TO KONA FOR WORK, WOULD RATHER WORK
AND LIVE IN KAU. NOT MANY WOULD LIKE TO WORK PICKING
COFFEE OR PICKING -UP MACADAMIA NUTS. THAT IS WHY TOO, IN
FARMS IN CALIFORNIA, YOU HAVE IMMIGRANTS FROM MEXICO AND
ELSEWHERE. MANY WOULD RATHER WORK AT THE HOTELS DOING
WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE, SO WHY NOT HERE IN KAU.
AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, THIS AREA IN PUNALUU IS THE ONLY AREA
THAT IS ZONED FOR DEVELOPMENT. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE
IMPROVED SO THAT MORE JOBS OF ALL KINDS CAN BE PROVIDED,
OUR HISTORICAL SITES PRESERVED AND THE CULTURE OF THE
PEOPLE OF KAU BE PRESENTED TO ALL TO LEARN.
RESOLUTION #169-107 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF A FEW AND NOT FOR
THE GENERATIONS TO COME.
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