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June 10, 2019
lya Sadanchikova
do Mr. Henry Kellogg, Social Studies Class
Hawai'i Academy of Arts and Sciences
P.O. Box 1494
Pahoa, HI 96778
Dear lya:
Thank you for your letter that arrived on June 6, 2019, regarding your concerns
about the loss of coral in Hawaii.
Please be aware that there is an initiative to restore the quality of water in
Bayfront, which would lead to the restoration of coral in Hilo Bay. I have the pleasure to
tell you that the State Harbors Division is helping the County together with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers to explore the partial opening of the Hilo Breakwater.
This has been a long-standing dream for me, and your letter indicates that you
share the same wish to return our Bayfront waters to their pristine state, to allow our
families to safely swim and fish.
We have been very grateful to State Harbors Division, who have agreed that this
plan is feasible. We are very excited at the prospect of engaging in the work of
restoring the coral and the fish by undertaking the partial opening of the Breakwater.
I wish I could give you a timeline, but I can assure you that we are carrying on
the necessary studies as we speak.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write to me.
Al&Ki 'l
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MAYO
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