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July 9, 2007
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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairperson p,am
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Re: Federal Funcing for Punalu`u
Dear Chairperson Yagong:
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Thank you for the opportunity to address the Finance Committee this morning regarding r-+
Resolution 169-07. Your courtesy and that of your committee is truly appreciated.
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After returning to my office, I attempted to contact Congresswoman Mazie Hirano about the
federal funds she is proposing for the acquisition of Punalu`u. Unfortunately, she is traveling
back to Washington, D.C. today and is not available by telephone. I did speak with Caz]
Takamura, her Chief of Staff, who was with her when we met earlier this year and discussed
the situation at Ptutalu`Ir, and then accompanied her on her site visit after our meeting.
Mr. Takamura told me hat Congress is now working on finalizing the budget.
Congresswoman Hirano has put In a request for the $3 million mentioned by Mr. Jacobson
and vidll be fighting for it during the budget deliberations. She will continue to fight for-the
funds whether or not the Council passes this resolution, and what the Council does will not
jeopardize the funding.
What Mr. Takamura emphasized, and I did not know before talking to him today, was that
when she met with people at Punalu`u, she emphasized to them her support for the mediation
efforts that we had talked about at our meeting and encouraged their participation. Mr.
Takalnura stated to me today that Congresswoman Hirano fully supports the idea of mediation
to bring together the different factions and to come to a sense of what would be acceptable to
the community.
I hope this information is helpful. Thank you again for your consideration. '
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