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February 22, 2017
Representative Scott Nishimoto
Judiciary Committee
Hawai'i State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
Dear Chair Nishimoto and members:
RE: HB 1384
Thank you for this opportunity to comment on HB 1384, HD2.
As we all know, the cost of housing in Hawaii is already so high that too many of
our citizens are priced out of the market. Whether it is a question of creating housing
stock for ownership or rental, we need to find ways to make it less expensive to build,
rather than more expensive. For that reason, Hawaii County would not consider
requiring sprinklers in residential dwellings, or agricultural or aquacultural buildings.
Res ectfully submitted,
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
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