HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-03 Letter to Donovan M. Dela Cruz and Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran re HB 2651, HD 2, SD 1 Relating to Wireless Broadband Facilitiesor -
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair
Committee on Ways and Meansi
Hawai'I'Sta,te Capitol, Room 211
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Senator Gilbert S.,C,., Keith-Agaran, Vice -Chair
Com�milittee on Ways, and Means
Hawai'il State Capitolll Room 2,11
Honolul,u, H1 968113
Dear Chair DelIa Cruz, Vice-Cha,ir Keith-Agaran, and Committee Members:
Re HB 2651, HID 2, SD 1 Relatingl to Mirelless Broadband Facilit'i'les
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Hear"Ing Date-, 04/05/2018 —1 10.30 arn; Conference Room 2111
Hawa,i'i County cannot support HB, 2651, HD 21 SD 1
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Following are some of the concerns, we have identified:
1) Section 1, (b) requires written notice and the resolution oif't,he wireless
carn I ers,' interferencel with pubilic safety, law enforcemenIt, or emergency
County off-lawan, is, an F,qUal Opportunity Provider and EniploYcr.
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communicatioins, pursuant to FCC requirements and procedures., The
County objects to going through a, processi of notice and FCC procedures,
if a private wireless provider is interfering with these types of
communications. —U�nider those circumstances the wireless, carrier needs
to immiedi lately stop interference because the County's communications
network is, essential In "life-or-sth" situations.
2) Section 5(b) seeims to put the onus on the County to create "pre-
established nlon,dli,scriminatory feasible des,ilgin and coilloication stand�ardis"
in order for the County to have discretion to regulate a requeIsit to install or
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9) Section 11 (d) limits bonds to $,200 pier wireless facility. The prior
committee did delete thile limitation of tota,l bonds for an iisland,l which was
unreasonable and solely for the wireless compianies" beinefit,. We thank
you for that.,
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Respectfully submitted,
Harry Kim
Mayor) County of Hawaii
COL1111Y of Hawai'i is an ['qual Opportunity Provider and Employcr.