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THE St=1~i~4T~ 146 ~T'1Nt=N~°Y-FIF~S~` Lt=GISL4TUR~, 2001 S.®. 1 STA1!'~ G~ FiAVllAlt i ~ Q~ URGING THE RETENTION AP1%J ?'RESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE AND VIEtiV P1,ANES, ~zISTOR.IC SITES, AND TRA]QITIONAI, ACCESS AZ,ONG THE CC?ASTLINE Os° THE NORTH ROHALA 7~ISTRICfi, HAWAII. 1 WHEREAS, lands makai of the Kawaihae-Mahukona-Howl Road to 2 Pololu Valley and beyond, including the pristine valleys from 3 Pololu to Waipio and t~se northern coast of the North Kohala 4 District, are in a relatively undeveloped state; anti 5 6 WHERE_~Sj the area contains Lapakahi State Park, an ancient 7 Hawaiisn coastal settlement; Mookini Heiau State Manutp?ert, one 8 of the islands most famous heiau; the birthplace of Kamehaaneha, 9 and numerous other historical sites; and 1Q it Wi-IEREAS, the ethnically diverse character of this district 12 embraces as ~.vell the history and artifacts of the missionary, 13 paniolo, and plantation eras, which contributes to its 14 significance; and 15 i6 WHEREAS, the beautiful rural and agr~.cultural Kohala area 17 is one of the few remaining places where the quality ant]. i8 character of our small rural commuxiities has been maintained, 19 encouraging and nurturing the tradition of cultural continLity; 2D and 2i 22 WHEREAS, irl 188, the State Legislature x-ecognized the B3 importance of preserving this area by passing S.C.R_ No. 1'19, 24 H.D. 1, which urged the State and County governments to work 25 together to preserve the public view and open space makai of the 26 Kawaihae-Mahukona-Rawl Road and further called for collaboration 2'9 to discourage subdivision and building development; and 29 WHEREAS, at that time, a petition circulated on the island 30 of Hawaii calling for the halt of all development along the 31 North Kohala coastline until ^a thorough study of the scenic, 32 historic, recreational ar_d biological values^ of the coast can 2 G' 01-- 2 3 51 SCR14 6 SD1 SMA . dot i ~