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and presented the Action Committee with a copy of the document, thanking them for their <br />assistance in the development of the plan. Please use the following link to view the event flyer. <br />Use the following link to view or download the flyer: <br />http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/99515/Pagel.aspx <br />PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 4 Members of the public provided testimony. <br />Ms. Smiley Burrows, representing Kapoho, provided testimony on agenda item #1. She shared <br />that she owned property in Kapoho, is the caretaker of Green Mountain, and was personally <br />affected by the eruption. Ms. Burrows stated the eruption affected Leilani Estates, Lanipuna <br />Gardens, Pohoiki and all of Kapoho. She claimed that 70% of the disaster victims were from <br />Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland. Ms. Burrows also shared her demand that the Puna <br />County roads get restored. She stated Hawaiian Beaches is being deeply affected by the <br />County roads not being restored. <br />Ms. Burrows shared the following sentiments: "The majority of houses were in this region <br />*points to map* and they were extremely valuable houses. The people that lived in these <br />houses were not poor and the value of these properties was very high. So in regards to our ask <br />as being 70 percent of this eruption, I want to clarify that we have formed a coalition of all of <br />the homeowners associations that were really affected by the lava. We're not talking about <br />Waikoloa and the gas that they dealt with. They're in the blue zone, the red zone is the 700 <br />people." She stated that she lost a lot in the eruption and did not receive any financial <br />assistance from FEMA. Ms. Burrows also shared that she still has a home in upper Leilani and <br />she has not been completely displaced. <br />Ms. Burrows shared the following sentiments: "The majority of my neighbors did have the <br />means to get insurance and purchase a beautiful home in Hawaiian Paradise Park. We're not <br />talking about people in Nanawale, the people that were displaced were not form Ainaloa, <br />Hawaiian Beaches, Nanawale, and Black Sands. We are talking about a small group of people <br />that were form 3-4 subdivisions that should be actually getting their community restored. So <br />our main push is for the County roads to be reopened." She stated that the homeowner <br />associations in the coalition have applied for SBA loans and submitted FEMA disaster <br />applications because they want to restore their subdivisions and be allowed to rebuild without <br />asking for County funding. <br />2. Ms. Susan Kim, representing I Mua Lower Puna Coalition, provided testimony on agenda item <br />#1. She voiced her concern that the disaster victims that lost their homes are all displaced. She <br />shared that she just began focusing on recovery efforts a few weeks ago because she was <br />focused previously on finding a new home. She now has a home in Hawaiian Paradise Park and <br />would like to help support the rest of her community. Ms. Kim is concerned that community <br />engagements are potentially with people who are not disaster victims. She stated she would <br />like to see the prioritization and allocation of funds go directly to the disaster victims as some <br />people are still hurting right now and have to hike into their homes and to tend their farms. <br />www.hiplanningdept.com puna(&,hawaiicounty.,-ov Page 2 <br />