HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0843.081 2018-2020 COUNTY CLERK
Thu 3/19/2020 4:43 PM COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
RECEIVED
Testimony on Comm 843 Time qv pm By d
To: Council Testimony Date MAR 1g_ 2020
Cc: Kim, Harry
Aloha Hawaii County Council Members and Mayor Kim,
I am writing as a Hawaii Island resident who is deeply concerned about our community
members. We have many people who are vulnerable in our community, and from seeing what is
happening nationwide and worldwide, we need you to take active measures to reduce the spread
of this pandemic. My ohana has many members who are most at risk, and I know that the first
confirmed COVID-19 case was in Hilo, very close to where many of my family and friends live
and work. -
I urge you to allow county workers to work from home, if possible. I urge you to take more
measures to allow workers to use technology to do their jobs remotely, or allow them to practice
social distancing. I urge you to close the county offices for at least a few weeks. I urge you to do
whatever needed to get more tests, and test as many people as possible so we can stop the spread
of COVID-19. I urge you to do more to stop sick tourists from coming into our island home. I
urge you to do more to protect our kupuna, our island ohana.
PLEASE DO MORE. The more aggressive we are about social distancing and being proactive
about preventing the spread of COVID-19,the healthier our community will be. Meetings can
wait or be done remotely. Nothing is more important than keeping our community safe.
Mahalo,
Amber Imai-Hong
Keaau Resident
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Ref. To:11/Nog.
Ref. Date W' R 2 0 2020