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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0192.001 2008-2010 MTV OF NI KELLY GREENWELL ? •~i"'•'• Phone. (808) 327-3642 UV°% CouncilMember Fax: (808) 329-4786 1,,,r_ - District 8 - North Kona` Email: kgreenwell a co.hawdii_ht_us_ it G++ qtr cs•M~~ Hawai `i County Council County ofHawai `i r? -a Kailua Trade Center 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109 ~ Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 April 14, 2009 c~ c, TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair / And Members of the Hawaii County Co i t/ FROM: Kelly Greenwell, Council Member RE: A Resolution Requesting that the State Department of Land and Natural Resources Abandon any Effort and/or Plan to Eradicate Feral Cattle Within the Honua`ula Forest Reserve Located on the Slopes of Hualalai by Helicopter Hunt. 1 move to amend Resolution No. 67-09 by inserting diacritical marks in the title so that it will read as follows: "A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ABANDON ANY EFFORT AND/OR PLAN TO ERADICATE FERAL CATTLE WITHIN THE HONUA`ULA FOREST RESERVE LOCATED ON THE SLOPES OF HUAL[ 4]ALAI BY HELICOPTER HUNT." I also move to amend the first "BE IT RESOLVED"clause, by inserting diacritical marks so that it will read as follows: "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources abandon any effort and/or plan to shoot feral cattle within the Honua`ula Forest Reserve located on the slopes of Hualalai from helicopters as proposed; and" Proposed amendments are in Ramseyer format, and bolding has been retained for illustrative purposes. KG/md Att. Comm. No._IolOt.' Ref. ioPfesaea-,;;-C Ref. Cat~2 200® Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ABANDON ANY EFFORT AND/OR PLAN TO ERADICATE FERAL CATTLE WITHIN THE HONUA`ULA FOREST RESERVE LOCATED ON THE SLOPES OF HUALALAI BY HELICOPTER HUNT. WHEREAS, the cattle industry is an important part of the agricultural foundation of the Hawaii Island and the industry is economically threatened; and WHEREAS, portrayal of the cattle industry as damaging to our ecosystem further diminishing its chance for survival; and WHEREAS, the proposed shooting of cattle in recovered pasture land is unacceptably dangerous to hikers and adjoining property owners; and WHEREAS, the effectiveness of the mission of this program has not been demonstrated as valid and this procedure is questionable at best; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources abandon any effort and/or plan to shoot feral cattle within the Honua`ula Forest Reserve located on the slopes of Hualalai from helicopters as proposed; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and Natural Resources work with the Cattlemen's Association and various conservation groups to establish a safer, humane, and effective process for achieving success in their mission; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Governor Linda Lingle, the Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and Mayor William Kenoi. Dated at , Hawaii, this day of 2009. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS Ex Hilo, Hawaii ENRIQUES FORD I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by GREENWELL the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOPPMANN County of Hawaii on IKEDA NAEOLE ATTEST: ONISHI YAGONG YOSHIMOTO Reference: COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.