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ATON: Aloha my name is Kanani Aton, and I am the Outreach Specialist for Kumu Hou. I was <br /> mentored into this role by the late Billy Kenoi before his unfortunate passing earlier this year. In <br /> our outreach work together,we engage community members who work and or volunteer in <br /> government, community service, sports, Hawaiian culture, environmental restoration resource <br /> protection and business to share details about Kumu Hou. I shared project specifics, including <br /> the community contributions with the purpose to listen to each community members questions, <br /> thoughts, and feedback. And then, made sure to convey their mana`o and concerns back to the <br /> Kumu Hou project team for the purpose of making sure they were heard. And included in <br /> discussions for how to address as much as possible for the community. Beyond the role I <br /> execute for this project, I support Kumu Hou because I have twow(2) adult children who live and <br /> work on the West side supporting their newly independent young lives. <br /> We spend a lot of time talking about housing because.theystruggle to secure it over there. My <br /> oldest born lives with her partner and his extended:ahaffspending4three generations under one <br /> roof. My next born has been unable to secure affordable housing because the current market is <br /> extremely limited and steadily moving out of his affordable price range.He sleeps in his truck <br /> during the workweek, even now during the rainy It's so importantthat in these ever- <br /> changing time developers like Waikoloa Land Company derndhstrates sincere for <br /> those who work in resort communities. Their promise=in`workforce housing and the Waikoloa <br /> Foundation go above and beyond what-Wte;quired of them,and we need more and more of this <br /> kind of support for our island home community. I also agree Kumu Hou has the potential to <br /> create a more resilient and diverse hospitalityindustry that yields the same economic benefits <br /> from fewer visitors. Kum u Io u in Hawaiian language=is„about returning to the source and <br /> finding new ways to doha _ e^"need to, thrive better than be__, <br /> Let us recalculate development toTlace community needs in front like creating a place for <br /> workforce housing to fulfill adesperate_need. Soo= any vulnerable workers struggle with every <br /> night. Let us:continue to improve lans for_ ro'ects=:like Kumu Hou that create infrastructure <br /> within the-resort footprimnt, where=the visitor rs best cared for. I grew up during a time in Hawai`i <br /> where the living places=of us those who live, worke and play were more respected and not <br /> intruded upon by vacation retal. Kuu=Hou is thoughtful development that starts to call in new <br /> models our-community is sero-141y standing up for in these ever-changing times. I believe <br /> Waikoloa LandCompany is taking serious=measures to protect and preserve the environment and <br /> prioritize community benefit. I need you to thoughtfully continue to approve projects like this. <br /> Projects that work with and forMthe-community more and more. It's our kuleana as citizens of <br /> these challenging times-ad wecan figure this out. Aloha and Happy Holidays. <br /> VITOUSEK: Mahalo. Next-up, we have Laura Haase-Yamada. <br /> HAASE-YAMADA: Hi everybody can you hear me, okay? <br /> VITOUSEK: Yes. <br /> HAASE-YAMADA: I did send a letter, and I also sent a couple of attachments on Tuesday <br /> before the deadline. I'm not going to completely read my letter because, as you said, you've <br /> already received it. But I am going to stress a few points in my letter. I just want everybody to <br /> 3 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />