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should be allowed. And youve heard from the residents who know onthe ground much
<br />more than all of us will know except, you know, than they dobecausethey live there; and
<br />I wanted to make that point. I think the Director said it very well, he didnt think it could
<br />happen either.
<br />I hope that Mr. Smith will be required, in addition to signs and markings, I dont know
<br />about street lights, you know, it just ruins the whole character of the area but, anyway,
<br />fire hydrants, be required to install fire hydrants. You know, Mr. Kabumoto only had
<br />two extra lots, I think, and he ended up having to put a fire hydrant in some place. So I
<br />would urge you to look at that.
<br />No. H is regarding the burial treatment plan; and this is pretty much standard language,
<br />its used by the Department. I would like to relate to you that part of the reason I was late
<br />coming this morning, Mr. Chairman, is because I was on a site here where burial after
<br />burialhavebeenfound.Myfamilythere,andImtheonlyculturaldescendantforthat
<br />land thats been recognized by the Burial Council; and twice now iwi have been
<br />pulverized by either D-10 or a backhoe. And I had to go there this morning, and I was
<br />told that it had all been cleaned up and was taken care of. And you know the first thing I
<br />found when I got there on the ground was a molar, a human molar. Thats the first thing
<br />I found when I got there this morning. I spent the entire day yesterday, the entire day at
<br />the Burial Council meeting listening to the testimony of people about the impact of Alii
<br />Highway. This is serious, serious, serious stuff. I listened to some of my Hawaiian
<br />brothers and sisters talking about sending people back to where they came from. This is
<br />not the way I was raised, this is not the kind of thing were talking about. Were one
<br />family. But these burials are creating huge problems; and our Chapter 10, Sedimentation
<br />and Erosion Control with the grubbing and grading permits is a joke. Its a joke; and it
<br />doesnt protect anything.
<br />So Id ask you, please, that there be no grading or grubbing permits until this burial
<br />treatment plan, which is nonexistent, as far as I know, has not only been submitted to the
<br />State Historic Preservation Office but also approved by any lineal or cultural descendants
<br />who might be recognized, and the Hawaii Island Burial Council. We cant continue to
<br />have this. I mean, Im getting calls all the time. This is tearing this community apart.
<br />And nobody here would ever want your familys graves to be destroyed and desecrated
<br />by a D-10 bulldozer or a backhoe. This is outrageous that we should let this thing
<br />happen. You know, and dont blame it on the Hawaiian people. Im sick of it. It all
<br />says, oh, the Hawaiians dont allow the roads to go through, oh, this and that and that
<br />kind of thing. Just think about your own family situation. Im telling you, folks, this is
<br />getting worse by the day. Its not getting better.
<br />And, you know, when I have to go down there after Im assured that this whole place has
<br />been screened and the first thing I find is the molar of one of my ancestors, this is
<br />outrageous. Its just unbelievable. I just, I cant believe that wed let this kind of thing
<br />happen. You know, something is wrong. If we cannot get this Chapter 10 done, and I
<br />understand there was some kind of court order in connection with Hokulia, if we cant get
<br />this thing done, what the hell are we even here for as public servants? You know, maybe
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