Kawainui Advisory Council

Aloha kakou,

Senate Bill 3206 to establish a Kawainui Advisory Council is scheduled for a
public decision making in the Ways and Means (WAM) committee on Tuesday,
February 26, 2008 at 10:00 am in Conference Room 211.

Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi has publicly supported this bill because we
believe that this legislative mandated Kawainui/Kailua Ahupua'a Advisory
Council will be more effective in putting into immediate action oriented
projects to conserve and restore the long neglected Kawainui Marsh
ecological and cultural restoration projects that have languished for the
past 30 years. It will consist of a 11 membership council that will enable
both community NGOs partnering with governmental agencies that will have the
State legislative, administrative and DLNR powers and appropriations to make
things happen for the welfare of the common good in the Kailua Ahupua'a. The
Kawainui Advisory Council will work closely with a larger and inclusive
Ho'olaulima ia Kawainui Coalition group on matters and issues that pertain
to the resource management and educational programs of the Kawainui/Hamakua
Wetlands and related waterways of the Kailua Ahupua'a watershed.

I urge your continued support and even writing letters of testimony and
being at the hearings for SB 3206.


Here are links to assist you:
· Senate Bill 3206, Senate Draft 1, Relating To Kawai Nui Marsh:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/bills/SB3206_SD1_.pdf;
· WAM Hearing Notice ­ As stated on the notice, for this
decision-making, only written comments will be accepted; no oral testimony
will be accepted:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/hearingnotices/WAM_02-26-08_.htm;
and

· Email Address to Send Testimony: As indicated in the notice, you
can email your comments 24 hours prior to the hearing to the following email
address, testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.