Ladies and Gentlemen,
Please consider this a formal request for a debate through open and public forums within West Hawaii for the purpose of creating “West Hawaii County”.
Please follow up with dates, times and location for this forum.
Thank you for follow up and consideration. The future of West Hawaii needs to be addressed and this is the first step.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Susan McGeachy
mcgeachy@hawaii.rr.com
From: Rep. Calvin Say [mailto:repsay@Capitol.hawaii.gov] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:15 PMTo: mcgeachy@hawaii.rr.comSubject: Re: West Hawaii County
Dear Susan,
Thank you for your recent letter asking to divide the County of Hawaii into two counties, West Hawaii and East Hawaii. The Hawaii Constitution provides that the Legislature may establish counties and political subdivisions within the state. The four county structure has been in place since statehood. The last county to be named with limited powers was Kalawao on Molokai. This type of change must be thoroughly reviewed, its fiscal impact analyzed, and its effect on the residents of the county must be debated through open public forums within the county.
Therefore, I encourage you to voice your concerns to the county officials and ask the council representative of your area to begin the process of review and public discussion. While the Legislature has the authority to enact laws relating to county organizations, it would be premature to proceed on this issue without a request from the county to consider this matter.
Thank you again for opening public debate on this serious and complex matter. I commend you and others who are willing to advocate for what you believe in.
Sincerely,
Calvin K.Y. Say Speaker of the House State of Hawaii
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