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Coastline to Conservation/Open. The resolution recognized a long history of community support for preserving the Kohala Coast and that the North Kohala coastline is historically and culturally very important to all people of Hawaii, but particularly to Native Hawaiians. In 2001, the KOHALA HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB, KOHALA FILIPINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, KOHALA PUERTO RICAN SOCIAL CLUB, KOHALA HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION GROUP AND REVERED KUPUNA WILLIAM AKAU requested the Hawaii County Council to place a moratorium on all subdividing and development makai of Akoni Pule Highway from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley. In 2001 and then again in 2002, the KOHALA COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY REVERED KUPUNA and community members signed and sent a letter to the County documenting Kohala's 30+ years of work to protect the Kohala Coast. This letter recognized that people from all over the Island (Ka'u, Hilo, Puna, Hamakua, Kona) still come to Kohala with their families to fish and camp. In 2002, the KOHALA HISTORIC AND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE submitted a petition with more than 1,000 signatures requesting the County protect and preserve the Kohala Coastline In 2002, the COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING COMMISSION with the agreement of the HAWAII COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR recognized the significance of the feeling of open space that is so important to North Kohala and incorporated SR 146 into the Hawaii County General Plan In 2000, the KOHALA HISTORIC AND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE collected well over six hundred signatures from Kohala residents and submitted them as part of a community response to the update of the Hawaii County Comprehensive Plan, urging the preservation and protection of the region from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley In 1994, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 116 called on the Department of Land and Natural Resources to consider public acquisition of the Kohala Coast prior to construction of any additional infrastructure In 1994, SENATE RESOLUTION 85 urged DNLR to consider Kohala Coastal acquisitions In 1993, HAWI TOWN CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS identified the "undeveloped coastline" as a defining element of the town character In 1992, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 211 called on the County and State to develop a plan to protect the open space and historic sites makai of Akoni Pule Highway and to promote non-exclusive public enjoyment of the area AND that the County and State should discourage any subdividing and building until such a plan is in place. In 1992, THE NORTHWEST HAWAII OPEN SPACE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, calls for a comprehensive effort to protect valuable North Kohala coastal areas as open space for public use and enjoyment In 1991, THE GOVENOR CALLED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NORTH KOHALA COAST IN HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS. In 1990, LOCAL RESIDENTS PRODUCED A VIDEO FEATURING CLYDE SPROAT AND WILLIAM AKAU (revered kupuna) documenting the community's desire to protect the Kohala Pao'o and Kaiholena Information Page 8 of 10