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In 1977 the Hawaii Coastal done Management (CZM) Act became law and incorporated many o~ the ~eatures o~ the Shoreline Protection Law. Both the CZM and the SMA laws Ynan- date policies ~or the management o~ Hawaii's coastal resources with special concern for the over- all well-being o~ OuY Ye3ldents and visitors. The Kohanailti Legal Decision, Public Access Shore- line Hawaii (PASH) and Angel Pilago, resulted ¢rom the implementation o~ the CAM and the SMA. This decision rendered by the Hawaii Supreme Court in 1995 unanimously upheld the validity o~ native Hawaiian gathering rights as well as consideration of the impacts o~ develop- ment on our community during the SMA permit proceedings before the County o~ Hawaii Plan- ning Commission. The decision spol.e to flee governments' duty toward protecting those rights. As stated in the County General Plan, it's goals and objectives are to uphold these policies and to: • Protect and conserve the natural resources [of the County of Hawaii) ¢rom undue exploitation, encroachment and damage. • Provide opportunities ~or [the public to ~ulfill) recreational, economic, and educa- tional needs without endangering natural resources. • Protect and promote the prudent use o~ Hawaii's unique, ¢ragile, and signi¢icant environmental and natural resources. • Protect rare or endangered species and habitats native to Hawaii. • Protect and effectively manage Hawaii's open space, watersheds, shorelit~ and natural areas. By adopting the proposed Cdpen Space revisions, the County will have an opportunity to ~ulfill it's obligation and uphold these goals and objectives and help us to protect Kohanailti and adjoining Kalol=o-Honolzohau National Part= ¢rom the impacts o~ development. 'I'hanlz you ~or considering a positive vote ~or C1PEN SPACE .sincerely, L'~"G Karen ~o~ Kohanailzi `Ghana _ _ .