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BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO
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JEFF YAMASHRA
STATE Or HAWAII DEPUTY DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MARK K.OTO
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October 5, 1998
Honorable Aaron Chung, Chairman
& Committee Members
Finance Committee
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Chairman Chung & Committee Members:
The Hilo Downtown Improvement Association (DIA) appreciates this opportunity to
provide comments on Bill No. 286, relating to the regulation of the place and manner of
soliciting for money or objects of value in Downtown Hilo. Panhandlers or people who
solicit money and other goods create unsafe situation and are a deterrent to a healthy
business environment; thus, the DIA wholeheartedly supports efforts such as this bill to
decrease the number of solicitation occurring in Downtown Hilo.
Panhandlers have found that the Dowtown area is one of the few locations in Hilo
where they can make a reasonable return for their time spent. This is due to the fact
that other shopping and business areas are generally owned by one entity and the
current law allows them to ask solicitors to leave the premises. Whereas in Downtown
Hilo, there are multiple small business and property owners, which does not facilitate or
permit similar action.
Panhandlers aggressively pursue customers, visitors, employees and shopkeepers, who
feel intimidated and obligated to give to these individuals. These unscrupulous
individuals make a routine habit of begging for money to purchase drugs, cigarettes and
other items, and some even have specific location where they can be found on a daily or
weekly basis, as if this was a form of business.
Our customers, visitors and the people who work Downtown should not be saddled with
such unwanted and unsavory actions. Please provide us with the legal tools to keep
Downtown a safe and welcoming area to shop and do business.
Sincerely,
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Roxanne L. Aburamen
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