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Approval of this resolution is the first step towards balancing preservation <br /> and a sustainable economy. Preserving these coastal lands, does not exclude <br /> development on the rest of the Sea Mountain property. A small eco-hotel, a <br /> hidden paradise of tropical foliage with cottages, conference and dining facilities <br /> on the mauka side of the highway would offer jobs to local residents, without <br /> attracting a massive in-migration of job seekers, or resulting in the loss of our rural <br /> life-style. (2) <br /> [SUMMARY] Ka'u has the highest percentage of home ownership in the <br /> state, according to UH Center on the Family. If we allow Kona-style resorts and <br /> expensive housing developments, that will be the end of affordable housing in <br /> Ka'u and the beginning of GENTRIFICATION, displacement of the earlier, <br /> usually poorer residents by the rich. <br /> We must honestly acknowledge what has happened elsewhere, then choose <br /> innovative solutions if we are going to protect what we have today. As a member <br /> of both organizations, I believe it is possible for O ga'u Kakou and Ra'u <br /> <br /> Preservation to merge and work in unison as perennial stewards of this coastal <br /> land, once truth prevails. I urge you to restore the balance to Ka'u by taking this <br /> first step to vote in favor of this resolution. Mahalo, <br /> TES~`dv'ION1' `pf 1W~th' Marie Bass June 4, 2007 <br /> <br />