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From: Iczechowic @aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 6:42 AM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Res. 363 -10 - IN SUPPORT
Subject: Res. 363 -10 - IN SUPPORT
Aloha Chair Naeole- Beason,
Mahalo for considering this resolution. We need bold leaders now to protect our
resources for today's economic value and tomorrow's legacy.
1) The tourists will not come to swim in empty oceans. When I'm at the beach tourists
who are return visitors ask me what has happened to the fish. In just 5 years the
yellow tangs have disappeared from Keawakapu. I've watched the commercial aquarium
collectors hauling them out for the trade. Maui used to be outlined in yellow tangs,
just like the gold coast of the Big Island. The expression gold coast referred to the
yellow tangs. They are the fish that has been most effected by the trade but many
others are seriously reduced. I'm in the water or on the water most days and much of
the reef looks empty now.
2) We don't own these fish. They belong to all the generations to come after us. It
only takes one selfish generation to ruin an ecosystem.
Please pass it to protect this threatened natural Hawaiian legacy from ruination of
commercial exploitation that benefits few and harms all future generations.
Hawaii's fish do not belong in aquariums - they belong on their reefs.
Please help protect Hawaii's wildlife, reefs and traditions. Protect the ecosystem that
brings the tourists and provides food for those of us who live here.
Sincerely,
10/18/2010
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