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has only created distrust and poor relations with the United States <br /> by the Native Hawaiians. So yes. This is about so much more <br /> than a telescope. But blocking a public access road will not solve <br /> any of these problems. Nor it is a valid reason to prevent any <br /> project from moving forward that has a legal and or vested interest <br /> in Hawaii. Those protesting the 30 meter telescope challenge the <br /> project at the State level and lost. They were given ample time and <br /> opportunity to appeal the final Hawaii Supreme Court's ruling but <br /> fail to do so. The TMT project has the legal right to move forward, <br /> yet Governor Ige, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, DHHL, and <br /> DLNR have failed to equally enforce the law regarding the <br /> protesting which has only created a racial divide and unnecessary <br /> upheaval. It's bad enough that the State and County are allowing <br /> protesters to block and occupy a State highway to stop construction <br /> equipment of this fully permitted project. But it's even worse for <br /> Ige and Kim to place the community in an uncompromising <br /> position with their request that we support these unlawful actions. <br /> What do you think would happen if a group of individuals blocked <br /> access to Waipio Valley or a church or a school? We would all be <br /> immediately arrested and thrown in jail with no explanations given <br /> or the opportunity to talk ourselves out of it. Furthermore, the <br /> State and County have also turned a blind eye to violations <br /> occurring at the protester's campsite. We have visited the <br /> campsite many times where we provided photos and videos of the <br /> camp that has been littered with damaged and abandoned tents and <br /> abandoned bus, food containers, bottles, cans and piles of trash, <br /> partially or loosely covered up by tarps. DLNR has already <br /> documented the damage to the rare plants as a result of the protest <br /> encampment. In other words, if you or I did this on another side, <br /> we would undoubtedly be fined and or faced with severe penalties. <br /> Mr. Robinson: Okay your time... <br /> Ms. Malakaua: Finally the protest camp should not even be allowed up there in the <br /> first place. Much of it is actually on conservation district land,just <br /> like TMT. However, TMT went through a decade long process <br /> including two contested case hearings and three Hawaii Supreme <br /> Court decisions before they gained their permit. The protesters <br /> should just... The protesters just showed up without a permit for <br /> anything. If we did the same thing, we would be fined and have to <br /> pack up and leave immediately. Our request is simple, the State of <br /> Hawaii and Hawaii County should fairly and equally uphold it's <br /> own clear laws. So far, the State and County have failed in their <br /> fiduciary duties. This needs to change. Therefore, we are <br /> respectfully requesting and counting on you, the Hawaii County <br /> 2 <br />