Aloha Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye,
I would like to address some of your comments.
Infrastructure: Kona’s International Airport daily handles far more international travelers then Hilo does. There are air freights with large amount of cargo daily into Kona International Airport. Kawaihae has a deep water port due to be completed in 2009. This is being paid for privately; it is for the infrastructure for the Super Ferry. Ship to shore fuel will be possible. Kona has the tourist base and the tax base.
Federal and State Grants: A majority of the TAT tax on the Big Island comes from the Kona side. The government can separate by tax payers. If you own property in Hawaii you are a tax payer. West Hawaii has no Administration! and that is exactly what we are fighting for. We are taxation without representation.
I would hope Fire and CivilDefence are present in West Hawaii now! We don’t need to buy a fancy building to have a government. We can use the old airport pavilion if we had to. We should be able to get past that.
Population division: North Kahala including Kau could make up the West Hawaii County. The equation should include the part time residents and the thousands of tourists that fill our roads every day. The population is now driving or moving from Hilo to Kona for the work. The people of Kona used to drive to Hilo to shop, but now the people are driving from Hilo to come to Costco. The island is changing.
The people of West Hawaii are tired of paying the highest taxes in the state and have the least amount of services. Times are changing and more of those part time residents are staying here more permanently.
Please help us to overcome the numbers game and split the County so ALL that pay taxes have any opportunity to have a say. 200 miles to a Council meeting is unacceptable. If you have read our Newspaper daily you will read about people in Hilo making decisions for people in Kona and how it is not working.
Thank you for time and response.
I look forward to a long haul and a new County.
Aloha,
Mrs. Susan McGeachy
mcgeachy@hawaii.rr.com
http://hawaiicountyissues.blogspot.com/
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