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Hurry Kim <br />Manor <br />• <br />Clunk r ria <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Barbara J. Kessow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />®'fire of E Augar <br />25 Aupuni Street,, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawal i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA 74-5044 Ane KeohokaloIe Hwy,,, Bidg C • Kailua+Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 3234440 <br />February 5, 2018 <br />Senator Mike Gabbard <br />Committee on Agriculture and Environment <br />Hawai'i State Capitol, Room 224 <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Senator Karl Rhoads <br />Committee on Water and Land <br />Hawai'i State Capitol, Room 224 <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Dear Senator Gabbard, Senator Rhoads and Committee Members: <br />Re: SB 2559, Relating to Invasive Species <br />Hearing Date: 02/07/18 — 1:15 pm; Conference Room 224 <br />Thank you for this opportunity to testify in support of SB 2559. <br />The Council of Mayors has identified invasive species as a top -priority issue that <br />deserves your attention. Even our best efforts are often inadequate to protect our <br />islands from harmful pests and limited resources make it imperative that we work <br />together in pursuing solutions to what often seem intractable problems. <br />SB 2559 would put the State and the counties in a better position to fight against <br />invasives. It would take a valuable tool and make it stronger. <br />We ask that SB 2559 be approved. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />arry Kim <br />Mayor, Cdunty of Hawai'i <br />County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />