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From: Dan Lindsay [danl @hawaiiantel.net]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 8:10 PM 44 j ?
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Cc: Dan Lindsay
Subject: re Ford amendment to budget
To the Hawai`i County Council:
I ask that you defeat Councilperson Ford's amendment to the budget defunding the County Band. The band is a rare
resource which should not be sacrificed to a temporary financial emergency.
Our County Band was founded in 1884. It has survived the overthrow of the monarchy, annexation, the Great
Depression, and two world wars. Whether we suffered droughts, tsunamis, or volcanic eruptions, our County Band
played on. It has brought beauty, inspiration, consolation, and delight to Hawai`i Island's people for over a century. It
is a source of inspiration, of pride, of beauty for all the citizens of this island.
Our County Band is not a luxury. It is not expendable. It is not a frill. It is an integral part of what makes life on
Hawai`i Island the wonderful nurturing experience we all treasure. The county provides many important services, but
there are few which bring as much pleasure into our lives as does our County Band.
Now, due to an emergency which is not even serious enough for the County Council to rescind the raises they received
in 2008, it is proposed to destroy this cultural icon in the name of financial need. To say this is a shortsighted measure
is a gross understatement.
Please do not destroy something so important to so many people. Save our County Band. Please defeat Ms. Ford's
budget amendment.
Dan Lindsay
2390 Kaiwiki Rd.
Hilo, HI 96720
933 -9313
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