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~'aT ~.~C C'aG ~I. ~ ~~'QL +~I LION URGING TIIE IIAWAI'I COUNTY COUNCIL TO AMEND TIIE IIAWAI'I ISLANll GENERAL PLAN IN REDESIGNATING TI-IE NORTI-I I~OIIALA COASTLINE FROM KAWAIIIAE TO POLOLU VALLEY TO CONSERVATION/OPEN DESIGNATION WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Hawai' i, in its Preamble states "We reserve the right to control our destiny, to nurture the integrity of our people and culture, and to preserve the quality of life that we desire; and WHEREAS, "the legislature states that it is in the public interest to engage in a comprehensive program of historic preservation at all levels of government to promote the use and conservation of such property for the education, inspiration, pleasure, and enrichment of its citizens" (HRS 6E-1); and WHEREAS, the legislature further declares that it shall be the public policy of this State to provide leadership in preserving, restoring, and maintaining historic and cultural property; and WHEREAS, in 1988, both the Senate and the House adopted S.C.R. 179 HDl which urged the retention of view and open space makai of Kawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi Road from Kawaihae to Upolu Point, Hawai' i; and WHEREAS, this area contains Lapakahi State Park, an ancient Hawaiian coastal settlement, Mo'okini Heiau State Monument, the birthplace of Kamehameha the Great, as well as many more numerous other unprotected historical and sacred sites; and WHEREAS, in March of 2001, the Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group, and the residents of Kohala submitted a petition to the Hawaii County Planning Commission urging the Commission to "preserve and protect the historical, traditional, and sacred sites and places of Kohala, which extend from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley and beyond, including especially the pristine valleys from Pololu to Waipi'o"; and WHEREAS, in May of 2001, the North Kohala Community, which included many kupuna as well as community organizations, petitioned the Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, Senator Lorraine Inouye, and Hawaii County Planning Director, Chris Yuen, and the Hawaii County Council to put a moratorium on subdividing and building development on all land from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley, makai of the Akoni Pule Highway; and WHEREAS, in June of 2001, the Kohala community petitioned the Hawaii County Planning Commission and its Planning Director to preserve the North Kohala coastline by changing the zoning of this coastline to conservation and open designation; and WHEREAS, in this same petition, the Kohala community submitted documents which included maps of the Norlh Kohala coastline showing the location of numerous ancient pre-contact sites between Hono'ipu Landing and Kapa'a Beach Park, where all Ali'i Nui, including Alapa'i, Kalaniopu'u, and Kamehameha the Great, utilized the North Kohala coastline to provision and train