{"content":[{"text":"such as pollution from the land and overfishing. We forget that the words \n “economics” and “ecology” are joined at the roots.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.088303,"width":0.671603,"height":0.043946}},{"text":"We admire many dedicated people trying to stem the bleeding of our watersheds, \n and end the extinction of our native wildlife, but we have yet to provide the \n wherewithal to curtail Maui’s extinction crisis by embarking on a massive \n campaign for restoring our native forests and wetlands.","bbox":{"left":0.11767,"top":0.149196,"width":0.7427900000000001,"height":0.084701}},{"text":"I am extremely encouraged to see that your Heritage Resources committee has \n drafted many excellent goals, policies, and actions on behalf of Maui. This is very \n commendable, progressive, cutting-edge material. I include a few suggestions for \n the draft in the written copy of my testimony today.","bbox":{"left":0.11767,"top":0.250844,"width":0.750866,"height":0.08470099999999997}},{"text":"To use a baseball metaphor: You are loading the bases, it’s the 9th inning, so please \n hit a grand slam for the Maui Island Plan!","bbox":{"left":0.117642,"top":0.351064,"width":0.760752,"height":0.045426999999999995}},{"text":"Please create an environmental legacy that will be remembered and honored long \n after we are gone.","bbox":{"left":0.117642,"top":0.413439,"width":0.743983,"height":0.044105000000000005}},{"text":"Thank you.","bbox":{"left":0.117642,"top":0.474491,"width":0.10433600000000001,"height":0.023648000000000002}},{"text":"Sincerely,","bbox":{"left":0.117642,"top":0.515087,"width":0.091971,"height":0.023648000000000002}},{"text":"Tony Povilitis, Ph.D.","bbox":{"left":0.117642,"top":0.576139,"width":0.193945,"height":0.023648000000000002}},{"text":"A few Suggestions on the Heritage Resources Daft of the Maui Island Plan (1/21/09):","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.617076,"width":0.671333,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"1. Many policies/actions call for measures to control pollution. Consider establishing a science \n panel that can investigate the precise sources and consequences of land-based pollution of \n coastal ecosystems. This is needed to help set meaningful standards and management practices, \n and to ascertain if efforts will be sufficient to get the job done.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.651924,"width":0.7480389999999999,"height":0.07248500000000002}},{"text":"2. Use strong, affirmative words for policies/actions needed to solve real problems and \n demonstrate county leadership. Examples: “prohibit” rather than discourage “stream alteration” \n (policy 2-4.3a); “adopt” rather than “encourage” a kapu system (policy 2-2.1b); “facilitate and \n support” rather than simply “support” greater coordination and collaboration (policy 2-2.1f).","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.739045,"width":0.7493719999999999,"height":0.07248500000000002}},{"text":"3. “No-net-loss” (objective 2-5.3) would not be an appropriate objective for wetlands that have \n been destroyed or degraded and need restoration. “Protect and Recover” would be more \n consistent with policy 2-5.3b (p. 20).","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.826167,"width":0.7443919999999999,"height":0.05506}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}