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Share your aloha for Maha`ulepu
with a decision maker
Writing a short note to a decision-maker
has real impact. Receiving a
steady stream of personal notes
educates leaders and keeps Maha`ulepu
on the agenda and in their mind
and hearts of our governmental
officials. Take time to express
why Maha`ulepu is special to
you and your family.
Below is:
1) sample text and
2) addresses of important elected
officials and others.
Do you have a photo of Maha`ulepu
or of you and others enjoying
it? Send a copy of it with your
note!
We would appreciate knowing that
you took the time to send a
note. Let us know by sending
an email to blaich@aloha.net.
Sample resident note:
Dear __________________,
Maha'ulepu is where my family
goes to unwind and recharge.
My husband fishes. My three
children swim at the swimming
hole at the point of Maha'ulepu
beach. All of us walk the headlands
toward Ha`ula, looking at whales
and for monk seals and turtles.
There is no other place like
this.
Maha'ulepu is the last, accessible
undeveloped coast on Kauai's
south shore. Kaua`i doesn't
need another resort. We have
several new ones which were
approved in the past or recently
added to the new General Plan.
My family is counting on your
leadership to find the way and
the means, including State and
Federal funds, to preserve this
special area for future generations.
Sincerely,
Sample visitor note:
Dear ___________________,
Recently my family visited Kaua`i.
We have enjoyed the other Hawaiian
Islands, but Kaua`i has the
reputation of being less developed
and it is. We loved that rural
quality. We especially loved
the wilderness area at the end
of the Po`ipu area where we
stayed. At Maha`ulepu you feel
like you are discovering a real
place, shaped by nature and
not manufactured by commercial
interests. You feel like you
are with, not separated from,
local people.
I hope that people can always
encounter a wild Maha`ulepu.
I want you to know that experiencing
an undeveloped coastline is
the greatest asset you can offer
visitors.
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME
Important Hawaii Officials - Contact Addresses:
Governor Linda Lingle
Executive Chambers
Hawai`i State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-0034
Fax: 808-586-0006
Governor.Lingle@hawaii.gov
Mayor William Kaipo Asing
Mo`iheka Building
4444 Rice St., Suite 235
Lihue, HI 96766
808-241-6300
Fax: 808-241-6877
mayor@kauaigov.com
Senator Daniel K. Akaka
141 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510-1103
(202) 224-0792
Fax: (202) 224-2126
Email: http://akaka.senate.gov - click "contact me"
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
722 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510-2201
(202) 224-1233
Fax: (202) 224-6747
Email: http://inouye.senate.gov - click "contact me"
Representative Mazie K. Hirono
1229 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515-1102
(202) 225-4906
Fax: (202) 225-4580
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