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Regarding the proposed development of an "Array of Satellite Dishes"on Wood Valley Road, we find it <br /> inappropriate for this agriculturally designated zone. If this experiment is successful, it will undoubtedly <br /> draw more scientists, astronomy developments and more satellite dishes to Kapapala Ranch and Wood <br /> Valley due to the areas "radio quiet" qualities. Also, how do we fact check the data to know if this <br /> "experimental project" is an actual success, do we just take their word? If it is unsuccessful, then it would <br /> be a wasted use of prime agricultural land. Either result is a net negative for our community and Hawaii. <br /> This resembles a classic University endowment"land grab"which starts as a special temporary project, <br /> then sets a precedent to justify further scientific studies, land purchases and industrial development, <br /> displacing farming communities: <br /> "University endowments today are among the largest farmland holders in the world. Harvard has emerged <br /> as the leading farmland buyer among universities, spending $1 billion to acquire 850,000 hectares of <br /> farmland around the world. These land acquisitions have contributed to environmental destruction, <br /> conflicts over water, and displacement and harassment of communities who have stewarded that land for <br /> generations. And they are not alone -other university endowments have made similar"investments," <br /> though not all of the locations of their landholdings are known." <br /> (https://storymaps.arcais.com/stories/081 d7b25c5fc48bc9cb1 fa49d05d25b2? <br /> fbclid=lwAR2aK3yaHd32cEQ-PPLebl2RTZkpJscJe5OWXEIFsU89aXK99Sn98J RZT8k) <br /> Wood Valley and Kapapala Ranch are sacred grounds; developments of this nature, satellites and <br /> telescopes, should not be fast-tracked through a Special Permit Application with the Hawaii County <br /> Planning Department. We should be consulting the local Kupuna as to the appropriateness of more <br /> satellite dishes on the Mauna. We have not seen a DEIS to determine the safety and long term effects of <br /> this project on the land and its inhabitants. We cannot take anyone's word, it needs to be an objective, <br /> third-party analysis. <br /> Our farm is near the proposed development. We are opposed to having the dishes located near us. The <br /> experimental nature of the project is not reassuring as there is little precedence to support their claims <br /> that there will be no health consequences to my family, our animals and the surrounding environment and <br /> endangered wildlife. If there are health consequences to us, how would we prove it?Would they be <br /> liable? I would rather not risk our lives for the sake of this project. There are so many places to conduct <br /> an experiment like this without endangering the lives of a quiet community, why risk our lives? <br />