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BENJAWN J. OAYEfANO County Council MICHAEL D. WILSON
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STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
AOUACULTURF DEVELOPMENT
P.O. BOX 621 PROGRAM
AQUATIC RESOURCES
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809 RQArING AND OCEAN RECREATION
CONSERVATION AND
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Dominic Yagong
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Council Member Yagong,
As you know, the noxious alien tree Miconia calvescens constitutes a tremendous threat
to Hawaii's natural resources and quality of life. It also represents a rare opportunity to rid
ourselves of a known noxious pest before numbers have increased to an irremedial level. I wish
to thank you for your earlier support in helping rid Hawaii of this problem and express to you the
Department of Land and Natural Resources continued commitment to effectively meet the
challenge this pest poses to our State. I understand that there is a proposal before the Hawaii
County Council (#R&D1998-99/1) to supply $150,000 of County funds over the next two years
for Miconia suppression. I encourage you to again support appropriation of this funding, which
not only will help us win our battle against one of the worst pests to arrive in Hawaii, but are also
essential in helping us leverage State and federal funding to continue this important work. I
understand that some people consider the level of infestation on Hawaii Island to be too large for
Miconia to be effectively controlled. However, I am convinced that this is in error and that with
the level of support we are achieving and will continue to achieve, from a variety of partners,
effective control of Miconia on Hawaii Island will be realized in the next few years. Hook
forward to working with you toward meeting this goal.
Aloha,
MICHAEL D. WILSON
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