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ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE PlC)UNT
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742
March 10, 2008
Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair & Presiding Officer
and Members of the County Council
County of Hawaii
333 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Chair Hoffmann and Members of the County Council:
Subject: Funding for Signs to Identify Exceptional Trees of Hawai'i County
Hawai'i's Big Island is home to many rare and unique trees. With the help and approval of the
County Council, the Arborist Advisory Committee (AAC) has been successful in designating 29
trees and 4 groves as "exceptional trees," in accordance with Chapter 14, Article 10 of the
Hawai'i County Code. In an effort to implement the intent of this code to "safeguard exceptional
trees from damage and destruction due to land development" the AAC, with the support of the
Planning Department, would like to provide signs for each of these trees to appropriately
recognize their significant status and to accurately identify them to the public.
Unfortunately, the AAC does not have a budget to pay for the design, fabrication and installation
of these signs. Over the years, the AAC has been very creative in addressing this shortfall. For
example, our logo design (attached) was recently selected as part of a community-based design
contest, which the AAC sponsored.
There are exceptional trees located in each council district, except districts 3 and 9. Therefore,
on behalf of the AAC, I would like to request that Councilmember's Yagong, Ikeda, Higa,
Naeole, Jacobson, Ford, and Pilago each consider allocating $2,000 of their contingency funds
for the Exceptional Trees Signage Project, through the Planning Department. If contingency
funds are not available for the current fiscal year, I respectfully request the Council consider
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allocating their 2008-2009 fiscal year contingency funds to the signage project. I would like to
offer a brief presentation on the details of the signage project to the Planning Committee at its
March 24, 2008 meeting in Hilo. Please allow 15 minutes on the agenda for this purpose.
Should you have any questions in the mean time, feel free to contact me at 965-8839 or Maija
Cottle of the Planning Department at 961-8288, ext. 253.
Sincerely,
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JANET ANDERSON
Arborist Advisory Committee Chairperson
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