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Murashige, Laura
From: Joan Kinchla [islandhopr@hawaii.rr.com] 200g JUid 15 (1 9 29
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 7:41 AM
To: 'Brenda Ford'; 'council testimony'; 'Enriques'; 'Ikeda'; 'Kelly Greenwell'; '4eveJ;i nishi'; Peter
Hoffman'; 'Yagong'; 'Yoshimoto'
Subject: Opposed to Resolution 200-09
Aloha Mr. Chair and members of the Hawai'i County Council,
I am opposed to Resolution 200-09.
While District 5 representative Emily Naeole has helped to get more local people involved in the political process
and is beloved by many, I do not support replacing county council vice-chair, District 9 representative Pete
Hoffmann.
Council member Hoffmann was chair of the last County Council and is a retired Army colonel. He is a trained and
experience leader with proven skills who has the ability to compromise and negotiate agreement in complicated
situations and circumstances.
But most importantly, beginning with former District 8 representative Curtis Tyler III in 2000, leeward Hawai'i has
had a representative as either chair or vice-chair of the County Council. This has been a fair political reflection of
leeward Hawai'i's population and tax-base relative to the entire island.
However, if this resolution passes and Council member Naeole becomes vice-chair, 70,000 leeward residents will
no longer have representation in one of the County Council's two leadership positions.
This goes against the democratic values and is contrary to the basic constitutional right to equal representation. It
also goes against Hawaiian values of lokahi, balance and harmony.
For these reasons, I am asking you to vote against Resolution 200-09.
The current structure of the County Council is better than what is being proposed..
Mahalo,
Joan Kinchla
77-6393 Kaheiau St.
Kailua Kona, HI 96740
Comm. No. Q I
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Ref. Dota
6/15/2009