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From: Moore Quack [presduck @lava.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:00 AM
To: Yagong Dominic; Yoshimoto J.; Hoffmann Pete; Onishi Dennis; Ford Brenda, Enriques Guy;
Greenwell Kelly; Ikeda Donald; Naeole Emily
Subject: our County Band
Aloha Council members,
While it is completely obvious that budget cuts are unavoidable this year, perhaps the one
particular decision to 'unfund' our County Band needs a bit more reflection.
We all realize that places like Hilo are becoming more and more rare, yet Hlstoric
communities can begin to unravel quickly once tiny pieces of its culture just go quietly
missing. While Hilo's 127 - year -old County Band is generally an unheralded group, it is
nonetheless a unique piece of Hilo's history that has always served to draw the community
together and to underscore its happy memories. It has accompanied the lives of many
generations.
There is a certain irony here: we have both our Envision team and our DIA generating a
great amount of positive energy towards creating cultural awareness, branding, and
preserving what is special about historic Hilo, yet we are about to dishonor one of its
greatest traditions by simply allowing it to slip away without any fanfare.
Yes, budget cuts will cause pain and much unhappiness within various constituencies;
however, there is a big difference between honoring a constituency and honoring a
tradition.
Mahalo for your attention.
Sincerely,
Cheryl "Quack" Moore
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