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MICHAEL A. NELSON
July 31,2019
Testimony regarding Resolution 21919
Presented by:
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Michael A. Nelson, 11-3918 4th St,Volcano, Hawaii
Via email: counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov, ashler.kierkiewicz@hawaiicounty.gov
Respectively Presented to: Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz,
Chair of the House Committee on Planning, and Government Relations& Economic Development
Aloha Chairman Kierkiewicz and committee member! '
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As a resident and hobbyist beekeeper living in Volcano, I am encouraged with this resolution concept
and dedication to engage further conservations, consulting with other beekeepers, farmers, and
residents acknowledging the socioeconomic benefits bees present to communities.
Beekeeping need not be a contentious issue, instead revered as a cornerstone of sustainability for
agriculture and the individual humanities of man with nature.
My relationships with many Hawaii Island beekeepers has grown through our Bigislandbeekeepers
(RIBA) group providing ongoing dialogue of the benefits or our hobbies or fulltime occupation.
Nevertheless, each of us share in the realization and enormous contribution these tiny creatures pass to
us all.
Congratulations on your teams forward thinking and future considerations.
Michael A. Nelson
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