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It's nice to have Tiffany Edwards Hunt back from maternity leave and active in Councilwoman Emily Naeole's office again. She sent this out last night:

Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole is encouraging Puna constituents to attend a public hearing on the county’s proposed $115 million bond float at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Pahoa Community Center aka Pahoa Neighborhood Facility.

Naeole was among the three council members last week who called for a public hearing in Pahoa, Hilo and Kona before deciding on whether or not to approve the bond float suggested by the administration. The councilwoman objects to the fact that $18 million of the $115 million will be going toward a $60 million West Hawai’i Civic Center that is to include an amphitheater, café and heritage museum.

Naeole believes the design of the proposed West Hawai’i Civic Center is way too extravagant and costly. She sees that there are so many more basic needs that the money could be spent on island wide, including projects in her own district, and cannot accept spending so much money on a “fancy government building for public officials.”

She urges her constituents to share their mana’o at the hearing Thursday night. If you cannot attend the public hearing but would like to weigh in on the matter, please email correspondence to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us or to enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us.