HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0711.048 2008-2010Murashige, Laura
From: Urban [urbcar @cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10 04 AM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii hi.us
Subject: Hawaii County Band
Honorable Members of the
Hawaii Council Council
3/17/2010
201D PM 17 PM 2 07
CC'Lir .p CLERK
COUNT" .4 HAWAII
Comm. No.
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Aloha!
I am grateful for this additional opportunity to stress again my support for the Hawaii County Band and
to urge you all once more to consider very carefully what the band's real value is to Hawaii County. There
is no price that can equal what the band has contributed to this County's historic and cultural history.
Since its founding in 1883, thousands of people - residents and visitors alike - have been the benefactors
of what the County Band has provided for 127 years.
Hundreds of descendants of Jules and Joaquin Carvalho, the founding brothers of the band, and of
their sister Margareda and brother Virginio have always taken immense pride in knowing that their
ancestors made such a tremendous contribution to the betterment of life on the Big Island. From its
humble beginnings, the County Band has blossomed into a superior musical organization the likes of which
are rarely found in other municipalities. To now discard it as a non - essential burden on the County's
budget would be to ignore that continuing contribution. The County Band is an entity of which all residents
of this county can be proud. I sincerely hope you all share in that pride and will do whatever is necessary
to preserve this valuable living treasure.
Mahelo!
Urban F. Carvalho
402 Clairmont Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32506
urbcar @cox.net