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. quality of the Puna Aquifer by preventing the release of human waste and industrial effluent from entering the aquifer. We believe that it is smart to maintain the two -mile wide corridor makai of Hwy 130 from special protection, as indicated in PCDP 2.3.3 d. Indeed, the Action Committee recommends expanding the area of special protection to the entire aquifer. We believe this could be done gradually by initially banning any new cesspools, then incremental upgrades cesspools to either on -site systems or collection and processing systems. We recognize the Kapoho shoreline area as an urgent and critical situation, but do not believe it would be prudent to construct a waste -water treatment plant there. Rather, we believe a special solution would be appropriate for Kapoho, which might provide a model for other near -shore settlements in Puna. 4. Large, undeveloped parcels. The fragmentation of native forest and agricultural lands has been the pattern for land development in Puna. With few large agricultural parcels remaining, we prefer to see a halt to dividing agriculturally zoned large parcels into smaller and smaller units. Without specifying a formula for achieving this, the Action Committee recommends the Council look more closely at standards for land use zoning that would serve to encourage owners of large and intact parcels to retain them. This would be in lieu of encouraging the fragmentation of parcels. Since these four items are the only ones of substance that the Action Committee has noted from proposed amendments in Bill 194, Council might find it simpler to pass all other elements of the Bill, and consider the items above separately. We would be at Council's service to provide guidance and to communicate community feelings about these, in the course of deliberation. We the members of the Puna Community Development Action Committee remain your partners in promoting sustainability and growth in Puna. cc: Amy Self, Deputy Corporation Counsel