HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-01-31 Letter to Senator Kaialii Kahele and Senator Keith-Agaran SB 1142 Making an Appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Uncle Billy's Demolition)
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Harry Kim
Mayor Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
January 31, 2019
Senator Kaialiʻi Kahele, Chair
Committee on Water and Land
Hawaiʻi State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813
Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair
Committee on Water and Land
Hawaiʻi State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813
Dear Chair Kahele, Vice Chair Keith-Agaran, and Committee Members:
Re: SB 1142 Making an Appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural
Resources (Uncle Billy’s Demolition)
Hearing Date: February 1, 2019 – 1:15 PM; Senate Conference Room 229
It was with some regret that Uncle Billy’s Hotel in Hilo was condemned, but health and
safety demanded such a decision. For the same reasons, it is important that the remaining
structures be removed as expeditiously as possible, using state funds if appropriate and
necessary.
I hope you will approve SB 1142.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry Kim
Mayor, County of Hawaiʻi