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• .Should our. planners; our commissioners and our- council members seek to ~cknowiedge <br /> . ~ lineal deseendarzts the l~ohanaiki shoreline would be a good place to Iook; .end n Their <br /> investigation, the Constitution. urges their to include not just lineal descendants, but the <br /> . entire community. <br /> "The ease of eorrB.ana~raagy expertise ~~aull be ~ encouraged as a saratabfle and <br /> . essent%al weans an f€r~'thence bf the-sl•Iuwaiiari edue~timrs ~arargra~~.s~ . <br /> i he Constitution of the State of Hawai' i, ARTICLE X section 4 <br /> Furthermore those elected end appointed governmental officials should acknowledge <br /> certain inalienable rights bestowed on each member of the community. . <br /> • 46~ach perk®at has ~hc right clean anc~ ~aealthfui ~nvirongnent ,a, iracl~a~%ng • <br /> ec~~ser~~at~un, pr®te'ctiun ansl enhance~aaent a~f re~tural res~u~-ces. ;:ng~ Viers®ar <br /> naay enf®r~e:~lais ~°i~ht ~~aans~ any paw' pt~bllc or pa°i~agc. ~ - <br /> The C;onStit}ation~ of the State of Havi~ai' i, ART"ICL~' XI section 9 <br /> Some=Nhere lines must be drawn <br /> Perhaps we should begin like- orphaned children in a little barren place , . <br /> Drawing lines behind the kah~:~ 1cai, behind th,e anchialine. ponds with opae ula, behind the <br /> ahu <br /> Perhaps we can preserve Kohanaiki . ' ~ ~ ~ • <br /> As <br /> ~ place where the community is welcome ~ . <br /> place difficult to get to but.a community resource ~ ; <br /> Webster's has yet. another def~ztition of that word. <br /> "A s®urce of supply (perhaps of knowledge 8z ideas) <br /> <br /> . or support" ~ (perhaps for community efforts) <br /> "~~II peablic nataaral resou-pces are leeld iar :trust by •tlae Sate for the henefit of <br /> the pemple" - - <br /> The Constitution of the State of Hawai' i ARTICLE. XI 4ection 1 . <br /> Finaiiy, and from a legal perspective, equally importantly, the shoreline rrrust be ~ ' <br /> .protected because:- <br /> "Hawai' i is one of only two:, places in the world where anchialinc ponds are <br /> found: °I'he anchi~liue ponds. and wetlands at Kohanaiki are scamp o~ the last <br /> remaining -arid most extensive examples of .ancient ~quaculture systems in . <br /> ;=~awai'i.:. the wetland habitat is .Borne to many remarkable and endangered . <br /> species including the <br /> Ae`o,I'o,-Rona, Awa, Opelu, ~pae ula,..'the strand vegetation includes rare acid <br /> traditiQrxal. medicinal plants such as hind Nina, noni, pohee hue, ilima, naupaka, . <br /> and l~ou"~ • <br /> PKO newsletter. - <br /> - ~ 6 . <br /> <br />