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May 29, 1998
Aaron Chung, Chair
Finance Committee
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street, Room 209
Hilo, HI 96720
Re- Resolution #279-98
Dear Chairman Chung
Please support this resolution to excharge property that the county owns and provide whatever
incentives needed to trade with SoBay Corporation for the property at Wai'aha Bay which is so
important to our community
As you know, there are too few sandy beaches on our island already, and "Honl's" is a treasured
resource for both residents and tourists it would be criminal to see it erode and disappear
from the wave action that a sea wall will cause The island of Maui has already seen such
destruction the University of Hawaii says that 30% of the island's beaches have disappeared or
been degraded by buildings and sea walls We here in Kona have witnessed it at the sea wall
downtown over the years- This particular beach only came back to us after the original sea wall
there was destroyed! How many times d, we need to learn this lesson?
Aside from issues about quality of environment and shoreline protection, there is a real fiscal
threat to the County it SoBay builds the condos there the County will be liable for damages
when the flood prone area is inundated by storm waters flowing through the sewage station on
the opposite side of the street]
Obviously trading the land is a win-win option Please support the resolution!
Iv1ahalo for your consideration,
Dr Kate H. Winter, nglish Dept
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KEALAKEXUA, rL%V NCI e$750 PLC
PHONE: (508)322-6066 xs^
PAX: (808) 322-7705 Fresmiled llC
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