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August 2, 2001 To: Members of the County Planning Commission Chris Yuen, Planning Director Re: Redesignate the North Kohala Coastline to Conservation and Open Bear Ladies and Gentlemen, Many North Kohala residents have been trying for many, many years to protect the North Kohala coastline thru legislation.. This is evidenced by the passage of S.C.R. No.179 H.D.1 passed by both houses in 1988, ding the retention of view and open space makai of the Kawaihae to Hawi road, and a petition signed by 5,650 people - 1030 of them residents of Kohala. Most recently S.C.R. No. 146 S.D.1, passed both houses on April 12, 2UU1 -urging the retention and preservation of open space and view planes, historic sites and traditional access along the coastline of the North Kohala District, Hawaii. Testimony for its passage was given by North Kohala community groups and long established North Kohala Merchants. Previous to S.C.R.No. 146, the Kohala community petition, which was signed by 636 people in a period of 16 days -urging the County of Hawaii to recognize, preserve and protect historical, traditional, and sacred sites and places of North Kohala -from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley and beyond; was submitted to the County on October 30, 2000 and resubmitted again on March 28, 2001. We ask al! of you to take and review the materials, maps and sites that we submitted on July 6th, to give all of you a better understanding of how important the North Kohala coastline is to all of us, not just the people of North Kohala. We sincerely ask all of you to preserve the coastline for future generations and redesignate the North Kohala coastline to conservation and open. K ala Kupuna Council C2 Kohala Filipina Association . ,~/~l~ ~ _ l Hawaiian Civic Club ~ (~r1 ~ r ~ ~ (~~L~ Kohala Puerto Rrcan Club Es~ t lo~~~ _ ~si~-- Kohala Historrc and Cultural preservation Group