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VACATIONLAND HAWAII COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. a i0
PO Box 7086 0
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
March 21, 2020
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TO: Hawaii County Council,25 Aupuni St. Hilo,Hawaii CM tj
RE: Hearing on Resolution 537-20 on March 25,2020
Aloha Councilmembers,
We want to express our appreciation to Councilmember Ashley Kierkiewicz for offering funds
for this collaborative effort with Malama 0 Puna to host a Revitalize Kapoho event- As the
community association for the Vacationland House and Farm Lots,we have listened to our
members many of whom wish to regain access to their properties. We understand the
challenges this involves and remain committed to undertaking the work needed to restore our
private roadway system of about 5 miles through an SBA loan for which we qualified. We know
the community supports this as well given the circulation of a petition for the month of
February 2020 that garnered nearly 2,700 signatures in support of restoration of Hwy 137 and
Lighthouse Rd. While altered by the 2018 Kilauea LERZ event,the area remains incredibly
beautiful and much of the area is still habitable;
Due to the uncertainty posed by the threat of COVID 19,we are glad to see that the resolution
does not pin us down to a date. We have worked with the Maku'u Farmers Market to use that
venue and were booked on May 16th, but given the current situation,we will have to schedule
the event later in the year.We've also been in contact with Douglas Le of the County Lava
Recovery Team regarding having them at the event and perhaps collecting some data from the
lower Puna population.
Again,we want to thank the Council for its consideration of this matter and hope everyone
approves this measure.
Mahalo,
Deb Smith,VHCA President
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