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• The potential negative impact that the radio waves from this project could pose <br /> upon our ecosystem is not worth the risk. <br /> Concern 5: Misrepresented economic benefit <br /> • While this application indicates a present and future economic benefit of <br /> hosting this project site the reality is that there will be minimal benefit and it <br /> will be limited to the initial phase of construction. Furthermore this initial <br /> construction is not guaranteed to be granted to a Ka'u based company. <br /> • Given that ASIAA is in Taiwan, whatever research that is gained from this site <br /> will be credited to Taiwan. As a result, financial benefits coming from this <br /> research will go to Taiwan as well. To incur all the risk related to the study of <br /> this "unknown" phenomenon and reap little if any of the benefits is a bad <br /> gamble. <br /> Concern 6: Increasing negative perception of the field of Astronomy <br /> • This project does not align with the Ka'u development plan. This plan makes <br /> clear what our community wants. The ASIAA satellite does not align with that. <br /> • While some may think well of astronomy practices in Hawaii, as witnessed on <br /> Mauna Kea in 2015 and 2019, there are many that do not. The way that the <br /> astronomy community has colonized the mountain tops of Hawaii does not sit <br /> well with many. <br /> Concern 7: Future misuse and abuse of"special permit use" of agricultural <br /> lands in our area. <br /> .This special permit does not honor Ka'u's Community Development Plan <br /> Section 4.3.2 regarding Land Use Policy. <br /> .As noted in ASIAA's special application and a planning director Zendo Kern's <br /> revision letter, this project will encourage more development of its kind in <br /> Ka'u. Given what has been noted above, this is not a good thing. <br /> My husband was born and raised in Ka'u as was his mother. I have lived in Ka'u for <br /> the past 40 years. We raised our children here. We have many family members <br /> here. We love our community and value the rural culture that has persevered here <br /> for decades. Today we ask that you help to protect and preserve our home. Please <br /> do not approve ASIAA's FRB research site in Ka'u. <br /> My husband was born and raised in Ka'u as was his mother. I have lived in Ka'u for <br /> the past 40 years. We raised our children here. We have many family members <br /> here. We love our community and value the rural culture that has persevered here <br /> for decades. Today we ask that you honor Ka'u's Community Development Plan <br /> Section 4.3.2 regarding Land Use Policy. Please do not approve ASIAA's FRB <br /> research site in Ka'u. <br />