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Comm. No.3}~~~ • ~ 2 q
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Ref. To: F~
Ref. Date ~ 1 3 2000
Letters W~ aa~n ~roa~, A1o~d~y,-~;, - ttA
Humane qu ~ ---~,zr~ ~e S~m~ dike
Edilor: ~ to see answered pu~_
Recently there have been several To Whom does Ord of
articles and letters to the editor directors report ar~~~ ~ cur are
regarding the Hawaii Island they accountable?
Humane Society that have raised How does som ! me a
concerns. member of the bo,~ ,tors.
However, it seems that there are What process hnz sad to
still many questions that have not appoint the wrrcn!
been asked or answered. So many Are board meml ~ncd in
people are talking among them- ctrl' way? 1~Jhat cars do
selves about the "problems" at the you need to be . ~f the
humane society, but are reluctam w board' ~ e
talk about them publicly. it seems Who makes `unutne--,
obvious there are serious internal Society's policy d ~
problems and 1 think it is time Since the Hunv~ ~ ~ has a
some of these issues are talked contract with uty of
about publicly and openly. I hope Hawaii, does th~~ i~ar'c a
that those in charge at the Humane responsibility ro rrgant-
Society will respond publicly. ~ zation is run eff- ~ utd that
Maybe then these concerns can be there are ;ood ~ i,:ation:;
laid to rest. between the Cotrn ants and
First of all, here era some facts this goven~tment-~ r; ice'.
about the Hawaii Island Humane Is there. a prop ~Jace ro
Society: raise concerns o! rnplalnts
It is anon-profit organization about the urp Hoti~
whose mission is to help the ani- Would one gv c+r~ phis?
mall of the Big Island. As an animal-! ~ nur,unity
R is governed by a board of member, ljust w: ~ ~ What's
directors that is self-appointed and going on. Etece~ >eenr to
self-regulated. indicate serious ' oblems.
It is a public organizaUOn, fund- I want to sub; lumane
ed completely with public money Society, but Pr.~ ~~-d about
(a combination of county money the things I h~s.~
and community donations), yet all AAy sincere h o Wcak-
board meetings are closed, and en the Hu~nam. t ; publi-
there is no venue for the public to cuing the quesuc~ ~ many
challenge any decisions made in People are asking, I ti1y
those meetings. Minutes of the coal a to strength i~uniza-
meetings are nut available to [he tion because the t're Big
pu5otme members of the board of island deserve I~cahhy
directors who represent our com- Humane Sociep.
munity don't live on this island. To dre board o' , of the
Approximately six months ago, Humane Societe, ~ n: who
the president, Cynthia Tai, Vice tray the answers ink for,
President Regan Matsumura and Please respond.
Executive Director Lisa t'awlcr, ).aptdu
~'-I~ona
left their positions at the humane
society within days of each other.
As a result of the above changes,
the organization's largest donor
will no longer support the organi-
zation because of concerns over its