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MAKAIO HOUSER: I'm Tiare Makaio. I live in Kona, but I grew up on Alii Drive. My
<br /> grandmother was Katherine Adams and Brian Adams. They kind of were known in Kona. My
<br /> uncle built a gym so he was really active in the community. But I kind of want to state
<br /> something that kind of bothered me back there with my Aunty Simmy and Keawe. Now,
<br /> anybody from Kona should know the Alapai and the history of Kona and Chief Alapai, you
<br /> know, was from mauka all the way down. So, I'm married into, well, my brother is married into
<br /> the Alapai family, which—my grandmother, Katherine Adams, had a house on Alii Drive right
<br /> next to the Alapai house, so I grew up with them. And daily on that land, in particular that you
<br /> have, my father, my uncles, and my Alapai family practiced, you know, religion and gathering
<br /> rights on that property, throwing net right off of that property, going to pray all over there. And
<br /> what bothers me now is, you know, when my nephew or my brother goes and they're kicked off,
<br /> you know. You have houses next door where the owners come out that don't even own that
<br /> property tell you you're not allowed here, we're gonna call the cops. And, they do call the cops.
<br /> You know, it's hard for us to park anywhere in that area where my family surfs daily, when there
<br /> is waves. And, for instance, after our last hearing, I was parked there with Keawe because it's a
<br /> daily routine. After work, you know, we stop, you know, to see the ocean, to watch the waves,
<br /> to gather, you know. And, a policeman gave actually Keawe a ticket, and he wasn't, there was
<br /> no sign—well, actually, there was a sign, but the arrow was going in another direction. And the
<br /> police officer tried to write me a ticket that same day. So, where can we go and park? It's
<br /> overcrowded. There is no parking for us to go and rejoice or to go watch my neph—I don't
<br /> throw the net, you know, I'm afraid I'm going to slip on the rocks —but I enjoy watching my
<br /> nephew do those things. I enjoy watching, you know, my nieces and nephews surf, you know.
<br /> And it's, it's just not right where there's hardly any place for us to go and gather and, you know,
<br /> have a community anymore because it's getting taken away by these big developments, and
<br /> people building these houses, and they think they own the coastline. You know, to have cops
<br /> called on me and my daughter, because it was a beautiful night and we're down there looking at
<br /> the stars, and an officer removing my 10-year old daughter and me from the beach for laying on
<br /> the beach with a towel, accusing us of sleeping there. No, excuse me, my grandmother is right
<br /> across the street, but we have to move, you know, and it's only going to get worse if we keep
<br /> putting more houses and more big developments. You know, where are us locals going to go
<br /> anymore? We got Magic Sands, and we got Banyans and Kahalu`u. That's pretty much it.
<br /> You know, so I urge you guys to say no against this, and try and get that property back in the
<br /> community and turn it into a grass area. You know? So,please.
<br /> UNGER: Thank you.
<br /> MAKAIO HOUSER: Thank you.
<br /> WILLEFORD: Aloha.
<br /> UNGER: Aloha.
<br /> WILLEFORD: Sharon Willeford. The last time I was here, I did mention that I had been a
<br /> teacher at Kahakai Elementary School for many, many years, and that during that time, we never
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