Registered Voters-Petition to save the Lands of Hawaii

All - please help gather signatures to set aside a long term, stable funding source to protect Hawaii Island's open spaces. Read below for details. Time is short and the goal is 10,000 signatures of registered voters. Note that if you are collecting signatures for this, P.O. Boxes ARE NOT OK. The County clerk who will be counting signatures needs the physical address where the voter is registered to accompany the signature, or else the signature will not be counted.Call Debbie Hecht if have Q's 989-3222 Please forward this email to your friends, family and co-workers- Hawaii County votersUSE THIS PETITION- THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES SINCE THE LAST PETITIONURGENT-Help Preserve Hawaii's Open Spaces- 7 weeks to collect signaturesSee the attached Petition Packet and how to gather signatures. Start now!How: The 2% Solution-An Initiative Petition Drive to collect voter's signatures to dedicate 2% of existing property tax revenue to provide annual funding for the Hawai'i County Land Protection Fund to save our watersheds, beaches, coastal area, floodplains, native Hawaiian historical and cultural areas, native forests and agricultural land for future generations.This Petition will get the issue on the November ballot for voters to decide.When/ Where: We will be collecting signatures for 7 short weeks all over Hawaii County.Who: The Hawaii Island Land Trust is working with the Save Our Lands Citizen's Committee and other community groups.What: We need your help! Please attend to find out information on the 2% Petition Drive and Hawaii Island Conservation efforts.......Working together we can make a difference!For more information, please contact Debbie Hecht, Hawaii Island Land Trust at hecht.deb@gmail.com 989-3222,How can you help? This will be a short intensive effort to collect signatures by May 25.1. Pass out the attached information sheet to everyone you know.2. Organize a meeting in your area.3. Take a petition to parties, work and any gathering to collect signatures.4. Ask friends at doctor's offices, real estate offices, retail shops and businesses to collect signatures.5. Be the "point person" to collect signatures, have the petition sheet notarized and then send to P.O. Box 4148, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.6. Ask your organization for a letter of support.7. Ask your organization if they could publish a short article in their newsletter or forward an e-mail to their e-mail contact list.8. E-mail hecht.deb@gmail.com to get a petition or with questions.Sorry for cross mailings! Mahalo! Debbie HechtP.O. Box 4148Kailua-Kona, HI 96745(808) 989-3222