HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1145.003 2012-2014Murashi e, Laura
From: hawaii@reefrescuealIiance.org
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 7:14 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Hawaii County AWESC Bill 318 in SUPPORT
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 7:46 PM
To: octopus maui.net
Subject: Hawaii County AWESC Bill 318 in SUPPORT
Name: Paul Blessington
E-mail; _ paulblessinjzton2agmailxom
City Kailua Kona _ _
State
My message to the Aloha Chair Wille and Committee Members,
Committee: I support Bill 318 protecting Hawaii's reef wildlife from harmful
aquarium trade starvation and insufficient water volume during a
shipping.
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When the needs of a few are placed above the many, government
ceases
to function. Hawaii is dependent on the tourist trade for its
survival. The golden coast of west Hawaii was named after the yellow
tang. When aquarium fishermen ship hundreds of thousands of reef fish
off shore they are stripping Hawaii of its most precious resource.
Whit such blatant destruction of Hawaii's livelihood, the question
remains, why was this practice allowed to begin with? The answer lies
in the fact that the very people collecting reef fish are the same who
drew up legislation determining the rules governing their trade. The
time to stop this economically and ecologically harmful practice is
now.
Paul Blessington
Mahalo for the opportunity!
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