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Murashige, Laura
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Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:07 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us '~`C'.. .
Subject: Support for Bill 51 revising Chapter 27, Floodplain Management
To Members of the Hawaii County Council:
I urge adoption of the proposed Bill 51 including the new language being proposed in Draft 5 by Chair Pete
Hoffman and Council member Brenda Ford.
I am the owner of two properties along Alii Drive; one in Casa de Emdeko, and one in the Alii Lani
complex. I believe it is essential that more stringent and comprehensive regulations be adopted to both
preserve the environment and the coastal waters, as well as to protect homes, lives and property from future
flood events. Such flood events will undoubtedly occur with greater frequency and severity as global climates
change, and if up gradient properties continue to be allowed to be developed, adding more impervious surfaces
to the watershed. I would have preferred that the originally proposed 100 year storm standard remain in the
bill, but can accept the 25 year storm standard being proposed, as a considerable improvement over the
existing ten year storm standard.
This new standard, together with the other measures contained in this bill, will provide an urgently
needed and more comprehensive approach to floodplain management and flood mitigation.
However, I hope that the Council will also view the adoption of this bill as a necessary first step, and
continue to work on strengthening related ordinances such as those pertaining to zoning, erosion and sediment
control, and the subdivision code as well as to support further public works projects to deal not merely with the
25 year storm event, but with larger storms which will inevitably happen in the future.
I regret that it is impossible for me to appear and testify in person for this bill, but hope that the Council
will take these comments into consideration and adopt the proposed Bill 51, with the Draft 5 revisions.
Thank you for your consideration,
Donna A. Scott
1346 Pointe Claire Dr.
Sunnyvale, Ca. 94087
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