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~ Iii , <br /> Dear Ms. Leithead-Todd, <br /> I'm a 17 year old native of Kona and a recent graduate of Konawaena High, While <br /> reading todays newspaper, I found your address, under a letter to the editor, concerning <br /> Kohanaiki a.k.a. Pine Trees. You, being the chair of the council Planning Committee, we put our <br /> trust in you and the rest of the board to do what's best for our island and our natural resources. <br /> Working in a local retail store, I'm surrounded by tourists all day long. Day after day, I'm <br /> complimented on our beautiful Kona coast and island as a whole. Many of these visitors make <br /> frequent trips to Hawaii. I always ask them if they're going to visit any other of the islands <br /> before their return home. The answer? Usually no. Many of them having visited Oahu, and <br /> Maui, settle for the Big Island because it represents what a dream Hawaiian vacation should be. <br /> Rugged coastlines, natural tropical settings, and beaches that are left to promote their own beauty <br /> without a resort or condominium gagging it. Some tell me that if they wanted. to see a city <br /> (referring to O'ahaz~_they'd rather have stayed: hams and spent-their -n€~ney vl~wher~: The Big <br /> Isle is special. Are we going to allow much of the Kona and South Kohala coast to become more <br /> over developed than it already has? Don't get n~ wrong- I like Maui and Oahu, they're nice <br /> islands, but where else can you find an active volcano, a snow covered mountain, and beaches <br /> that are so remote that it tabs a hike or a 4-wheel drive vehicle to trek it, all within one days <br /> adventure? I understand that some development is inevitable and perhaps needed, but please <br /> recognize the importance and impact that your decisions will FOREVER have on this island and <br /> the generations to come. <br /> Thank you, <br /> Bridget Kaleki Butler ~ ; ~_a ~..a n <br /> - ~ij <br /> <br /> cc: West Hawaii Taday <br /> ~ . <br /> - <br /> Cort9vr~. No. <br /> ]wile No. <br /> Re4. To: <br /> x~f. r>at~ JU9~ 21. 200 <br /> <br />