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AffiLIEN UAJLM.LUz of Hannah Kihalani Springer Kukui'ohiwai, Ka'upulehu November 13, 1998 before the COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING on the Application of KA'UPULEHU DEVELOPMENTS for a Change of Zone Aloha mai kakou I request deferral of the application by Ka'upulehu Developments for a change of zone from the district Classification Of Open to the district classification of Project District for approximately 1,080 acres of land to allow for a resort residential community at that same location at the ahupua'a of Ka'upulehu. Our children are the sixth generation of our family to reside at Ka'upulehu, in the uplands at Kukui'ohiwai, a privately owned parcel. From 1888 to 1960, our family held the Bishop Estate lease on this property. Prior to that and Into the wa mamao we lived at Kuki'o immediately adjacent. We continue to gather salt from Kalaemano and consider the walk across the so called 1800 lava flow, a walk through the dominion of the gods. As a "practitioner", the absence of archaeology speaks as clearly as its presence. And at the 1800 flow it says, "Dominion of Gods. Not men." The natural, geophysical resources are also cultural resources. For your edification, you will find it useful to review the November 7, 1998 County of Hawai'i Planning Commission, Contested Case transcript of my cross examination of the consultant, Kepa Maly for a further discussion of the issue noted above. I participated in the contested case before the State Land Use Commission addressing this same property and am among those awaiting the decision of the Hawaii State Supreme Court on the appeal of the LUC decision. Though lawful, it seems a fracturing of sequence, to begin this County process before the State process is concluded. Serious questions were raised in the State case regarding the collection and analysis of data, particularly with regard to the evaluation of impacts to culture in this case Hawaiian and of Ka'upulehu in particular.