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from the public that would wish to testify at this time? Please raise your right hand. Do you
<br /> swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission?
<br /> TESTIFIERS: I do.
<br /> LINGER: Thank you. Please state your name and area of residence.
<br /> L. MCMICHAEL: Aloha. I'm Lokelani McMichael. I'm from the Ahupua`a Holualoa. I think
<br /> it's very important that we keep contested cases, and we need transparency, we need Sunshine
<br /> Law, because three minutes, roughly 450 words, is not enough time to educate developers form
<br /> outside of here, in this case Washington, of what significant of this area Pahoehoe. Alii Drive
<br /> was of the chief's residence, the royal ali`i. Surfing, fishing, canoeing, praying and agriculture
<br /> are all a significance to us. Agriculture and farming are important. I don't see what's wrong
<br /> with being self-sustainable, because what if some day we are cut off from supplies from the
<br /> mainland? Many of the ahu were destroyed in this area, this property. Much has been bulldozed
<br /> and it wasn't so long ago, 1980, before 1980 we had more, and I don't see why the people
<br /> destroyed it, since we can find out who, weren't fined for it, and why canoe ahu-s weren't
<br /> replaced. There is noted in the history that there was as many as like 50 canoe builders in that
<br /> area, and the reason is because it's near the Wai`aha stream, and the way they got their canoes,
<br /> the way they got the big trees down the hill was using the Wai`aha. So there was a lot of canoe
<br /> building down there.
<br /> As far as affordable housing, the developer submits exemption to County of Hawaii housing
<br /> rules by offering 50 percent affordable housing. We were told they are not allowed to make
<br /> money on it. The project, it targets median affordable, but what about people on the verge of
<br /> homelessness? We have a homeless problem in Kona, and shouldn't they be of concern first?
<br /> Affordable housing, it's more like what affordable, what median rental condo that expires in
<br /> 20 years, because these aren't for sale. If they were, that would be great. I'm for affordable
<br /> housing. This is the wrong area. I'm sure my friends who used to live on Alii Drive and can't
<br /> afford to live there anymore, they would like to,they, you know, they can qualify for affordable
<br /> and they would like to live back here. But it's not affordable. Our taxes went from hundreds of
<br /> dollars to thousands of dollars.
<br /> A hundred and fifty paid parking, so they can use Magic Sands. Does this all go back into the
<br /> homeowners' fees for amenities, swimming pools, fitness center, tennis court? Is there a limit as
<br /> to the amount of beachgoers that are allowed to go to Magic Sands? Because as we know,
<br /> Kahalu`u is a mess right now. Kahalu`u needs a break. I don't see why the beaches don't get a
<br /> break from all the tourists and residents, and everyone just trampling. It needs a break. The
<br /> turtles need a break. Does any of the paid parking go back into paying maybe the lifeguards for
<br /> all these people who are using the beaches? Because 150 more parking stalls, I think we're
<br /> going to need more lifeguards.
<br /> Let's see—safety concerns. We need an environmental assessment. This is a 17 million-dollar
<br /> project and it's in a flood zone. Coastal hazards, storm waves, tsunami, erosion, runoff from
<br /> pollution and earthquakes. This property, development, fell out four times so far because of
<br /> zoning and flooding. Other projects nearby are already on hold, because Alii Highway does not
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