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Fc <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> From: Melissa Fleming [mfleming@co.hawaii.hi.us] <br /> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:03 AM <br /> To: cou nciltestimony@co. hawaii. hi. us <br /> Subject: FW: SAVE PUNALU'U! MAHALO. 6 ~7 ~ ~ .r [.iq c~ ! y <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Bob Jacobson [mailto:bjacobson@co.hawaii.hi.us) <br /> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:27 PM <br /> To: Fleming, Melissa <br /> Subject: FW: SAVE PUNALU'U! MAHALO. <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Dinda Evans [mailto:dindamcp4@yahoo.com] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:03 AM <br /> To: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us; bford@co.hawaii.hi.us; dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us; <br /> jjaco@co.hawaii.hi.us; jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; shiga@co.hawaii.hi.us; <br /> kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; phoffmann@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: SAVE PUNALU~U! MAHALO. <br /> It is a falsehood that if we save Punalu'u there will <br /> be no more jobs in Ka'u. The Developers who wish to <br /> build over a thousand luxury homes at Punalu'u and <br /> destroy these sacred lands are spreading false <br /> information and propaganda throughout Ka'u to <br /> manipulate the truth about jobs in Kau. They are <br /> offering financial rewards to those who support their <br /> project and working directly with the local Press to <br /> spread these falsehoods. DO NOT BELIEVE what you read <br /> in the Ka'u Calendar. In the May issue, it reports <br /> that "Ka'u Preservation states that they will support <br /> only their plan, regardless of what the majority of <br /> the people choose.' This is not true and we have <br /> demanded an immediate retraction. Ka'u Preservation <br /> has held countless public meetings (some of the <br /> largest public meetings ever in Ka'u) seeking input <br /> from the community and would never go against the <br /> majority of the people in Ka'u, who infact support <br /> saving Punalu'u. The group known as OKK (O Kau Kakou) <br /> has attempted to mislead the community of Ka'u by <br /> pretending to be a grass roots organization that is <br /> "negotiating" with the developer. They claim that they <br /> represent Ka'u. But infact, they have received funding <br /> guarantees and free T-shirts from the developer and <br /> according to Pat Blew, the actual developer, as <br /> reported in the HONOLULU STAR HULLETIN(MOnday, April <br /> 9) "The resort is supported in the Kau community by a <br /> group called O Kau Kakou (We Are Kau) So we ask, <br /> how can a group supported by the developer negotiate <br /> with the developer?? <br /> <br /> We believe that by saving and protecting our natural <br /> and cultural resources we will be enhancing the <br /> economic future of Ka'u for future generations. By <br /> protecting Punalu-u as a "Living Classroom" we will <br /> bring better jobs to Ka'u through educational and <br /> culturally based careers that our youth will be proud Comm. No._J 4~ <br /> to pursue. By working tegether and making YOUR voice Ref. 7p; <br /> heard, WE CAN SAVE PUNALU'U! MAHALO. <br /> Ref. L`ote min Y=~ <br /> 1 <br /> <br />