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Murashige, Laura
From: Marya Mann [marya@loomoflove.com] -
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Subject: Vote against 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,
Dr. Marya Mann
Comm. IN,
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