HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM. 119 Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
TO: Hawai’i County Charter Commission
Edmund Haitsuka, Chairman
RE: Charter Amendments
DATE: December 18, 2009
My name is Vivian Landrum, President/CEO of the Kona-Kohala Chamber of
Commerce (KKCC). KKCC represents over 550 business members and is the
leading business advocacy organization on the west side of Hawai`i Island.
KKCC also actively works to enhance the environment, unique lifestyle and
quality of life in West Hawai`i for both residents and visitor alike.
We would like to offer our comments on several items before the Charter
Commission which are in discussion. It is our belief that any changes made to
the Hawai’i County Charter should be engineered to create a more streamlined
and efficient government system. Not create a more burdensome, redundant
and perplexing system which hinders progress and taxes the budget.
In that regard we support CA-18, Four Year Council Terms and CA-25,
Community Development Plans. We do not support CA-19, Office of Council
Services.
We would like to invite members of the Commission to address our Government
Affairs Committee to help keep us better informed on the issues currently
before them. It is important to keep the public apprised of the activity taking
place and we would appreciate hearing directly from you so we can in turn
share with our membership in a factual manner.
We would be happy to work with you to schedule a time that is convenient to
both groups. Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss further.
Mahalo for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Vivian Landrum
President/CEO