HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-28 Letter to Takumi re SB 611 SD 1 HD 1 re Sprinklers
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
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Dear Chair Takumi and members:
Thank you for this opportunity to comment on SB 611 SD1, HD1.
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.
Respectfully submitted,
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
County of Hawaii
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.