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zeroed in on by our county and state during the pandemic. And with so many regional needs and government <br />coffers running dry, it's mystifying that this is the project our over-worked, underfunded planning department is <br />focusing upon. If we've learned lessons from past and current hard times, it seems like our leaders would see <br />the madness of putting more eggs into the tourism basket. <br />One other concern we have regarding Kona airport expansion and the amendments proposed is that people <br />generally want to see successful agencies with great track records take on more responsibility. Why would we <br />entrust an agency to manage an expanded airport facilitywhen it allowed the Honolulu Airport to degrade into <br />North'Ameriea's third worst (1-ittps://a-pnews.coin/e23f6eeO2f54403c9e56956c4fbf4622)9 <br />With all of these. concerns and more, we ask that committee members parse the _land use and financial .needs of, <br />our residents in a different light than those, in these proposed zoning code amendments. We hope that you and <br />the planning department will focus on more sustainable, diverse, less tourism -dependent projects, especially <br />ones that don't sit precariously close to our special,'hard-won places and our delicate coastline. <br />Mahalo and sincerely, <br />Janice Palma-Glennie <br />For Surfrider Foundation's Kona Kai Ea chapter <br />