Mayor Alan M. Arakawa
200 South High Street
Wailuku, Maui, Hawai`i 96793

July 25, 2005

Dear Mayor Arakawa,

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH) commissioned in early July a telephone survey of all households in the state, not including our earlier original 10,000 household survey.  A little over 280,000 households were called and about 41,000 answered one or more questions.  Our website displays the complete data (www.grassrootinstitute.org). 

The results for Maui County are attached.  Please note that 62.76% of respondents oppose the Akaka bill.  An earlier call in poll by the Star-Bulletin had yielded more than 74% opposed.

Our purpose is to point out to you that these results substantiate our view that two actions on the Akaka bill are vital:

• Extensive community discussion and debate

• A statewide vote before the bill is even considered for enactment at the federal level.

To do otherwise, is to turn democracy on its head. 

If you or your staff want to discuss in more detail the poll or our position, please advise.

Sincerely,

Richard O. Rowland

President

Mayor Harry Kim
25 Aupuni Street Rm. 215
Hilo, HI 96720

July 25, 2005

Dear Mayor Kim,

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH) commissioned in early July a telephone survey of all households in the state, not including our earlier original 10,000 household survey.  A little over 280,000 households were called and about 41,000 answered one or more questions.  Our website displays the complete data (www.grassrootinstitute.org). 

The results for Hawaii County are attached.  Please note that 63.20% of respondents oppose the Akaka bill.  An earlier call in poll by the Star-Bulletin had yielded more than 74% opposed.

Our purpose is to point out to you that these results substantiate our view that two actions on the Akaka bill are vital:

• Extensive community discussion and debate

• A statewide vote before the bill is even considered for enactment at the federal level.

To do otherwise, is to turn democracy on its head. 

If you or your staff want to discuss in more detail the poll or our position, please advise.

Sincerely,

Richard O. Rowland

President

Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste
Mayor, County of Kauai
4444 Rice St., Suite 235
Lihue, HI 96766

July 25, 2005

Dear Mayor Baptiste,

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH) commissioned in early July a telephone survey of all households in the state, not including our earlier original 10,000 household survey.  A little over 280,000 households were called and about 41,000 answered one or more questions.  Our website displays the complete data (www.grassrootinstitute.org). 

The results for Kauai County are attached.  Please note that 65.89% of respondents oppose the Akaka bill.  An earlier call in poll by the Star-Bulletin had yielded more than 74% opposed.

Our purpose is to point out to you that these results substantiate our view that two actions on the Akaka bill are vital:

• Extensive community discussion and debate

• A statewide vote before the bill is even considered for enactment at the federal level.

To do otherwise, is to turn democracy on its head. 

If you or your staff want to discuss in more detail the poll or our position, please advise.

Sincerely,

Richard O. Rowland

President

Mayor Mufi Hannemann
Honolulu Hale
530 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

July 25, 2005

Dear Mayor Hannemann,

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH) commissioned in early July a telephone survey of all households in the state, not including our earlier original 10,000 household survey.  A little over 280,000 households were called and about 41,000 answered one or more questions.  Our website displays the complete data (www.grassrootinstitute.org). 

The results for Honolulu County are attached.  Please note that 69.40% of respondents oppose the Akaka bill.  An earlier call in poll by the Star-Bulletin had yielded more than 74% opposed.

Our purpose is to point out to you that these results substantiate our view that two actions on the Akaka bill are vital:

• Extensive community discussion and debate

• A statewide vote before the bill is even considered for enactment at the federal level.

To do otherwise, is to turn democracy on its head. 

If you or your staff want to discuss in more detail the poll or our position, please advise.

Sincerely,

Richard O. Rowland

President