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1. Julie Klaz says:

   July 18, 2010 at 1:28 am

   All of us in the tropical fish industry in Hawaii need your testimony and support against Resolution 363-10 (being heard 1:30pm Tuesday, July 20) to ban fish collection for export from island of Hawaii. Please fax and/ or email your testimony against Resolution 363-10 before 12:00 noon (Hawaii Standard Time) on Monday, July 19 .

   You can submit your testimony by email or by fax:

   Public testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon Monday, July 19 :

   2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912
   3) by email to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us

   Thank you all for your support, we need it!

   Julie Klaz
   Big Island Aquarium Collectors Association
   KONA DIVE SQUAD LLC
   mobile: 310-800-7258
   email: julie.klaz@gmail.com
   77-6425 Kuakini Hwy #41
   Kailua Kona, HI 96740

   Testimony regarding the Reef Fish Collection Resolution (363-10) can be submitted via email if you are unable to make the meeting next Tuesday. Please send your testimony to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. The testimony is then distributed to all council members.

   This message is to inform you that a resolution is coming before the Hawai’i County Council’s Committee on Human Services and Economic Development regarding the Collection of Reef Fish on Tuesday July 20, 2010 at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort at 1:30pm. Resolution 363-10 recommends the DLNR disallow the collection of reef fish for export in the waters surrounding Hawai‘i Island. Testimony is scheduled to begin at 1:30pm allowing 3 minutes for each testifier followed by the introduction and discussion of agenda items by Council Members. We encourage anyone who wishes to comment on the agenda item to attend and/or distribute this information as you wish. Please feel free to call the Kona Council office with questions at 327-3642 or email me at kkonan@co.hawaii.hi.us.

   Thank you for your time,
   Kristen Konan
   Council Aide
   Councilman Kelly Greenwell
   District 8, North Kona
   ph. (808) 327-3642
   fax (808) 329-4786
   kkonan@co.hawaii.hi.us