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HOUSEL: Thank you. <br />WHITE: Aloha. Thank you for allowing us all to come and talk about this very, very special <br />area of Kona. My name is Heidi White. I moved here 41 years ago. IÓve raised three children <br />here and I now am enjoying my grandchildren. IÓm a Realtor with HawaiÒi Life Real Estate. I <br />did sell all the, his wonderful home there and many others. My niche market is oceanfront, and <br />so I know whatÓs going on here in the real estate market with the oceanfront. And I have a lot of <br />concerns with the large development thatÓs proposed. My personal knowledge and opinion is <br />that we have a lot of properties that are oceanfront for sale, and the need is not there. When you <br />weigh the need to the damage to the fragile eco-system, not to mention the incredible <br />development all around with archeological sites, traditional Hawaiian heiau on the mauka side <br />surrounding that Î you donÓt see when you drive by, but they are <br />point from this picture is the most incredible point that was very, very developed Hawaiian <br />archaeological, which is being restored by Hawaiians. And any type of blasting is really going to <br />severely damage the fragile underwater sea life and, you know, whatÓs been built in the past, the <br />historic integrity of the area. You see there is a condo behind, which has incredible views, and <br />there is another condo out of sight behind on this side, and then thereÓs about four up the coast <br />from here. And I want our children and the future children to be able to come down here and see <br />these turtles that are fearless of humanity. And I understand that a public access is granted <br />between DanÓs house and the development, but that to me is not a tradeoff to the loss that would <br />incur, if this development were allowed to proceed. And I just urge everyone to very deeply <br />consider every facet of the development process, because once itÓs there, everything, you know, <br />is permanent, and weÓve lost so much once itÓs happened. And you know, it is the most beautiful <br />stretch of AliÒi Drive; if you were to drive AliÒi Drive, this is the most beautiful stretch. And I <br />thank you again for your time. <br />HOUSEL: Any questions, Commissioners? No? I had one question. Is there currently a public <br />access to the shoreline? <br />WHITE: Well, you see the whole strip of land where the road drops into the water, it carries <br />around the point and there are picnic tables out of the range of the picture, and people enjoy that <br />bay everyday. And wonderful diving. There is reef as well as sandy areas. There is a local <br />canoe who takes school children on a historic Hawaiian traditional canoe, and he comes in nearly <br />everyday under sail. The children chant and learn about the point with all the archaeological <br />sites there. I was just out there two days ago and it was all chicken-skin, because these, a lot of <br />them are Hawaiian children, chanting traditional chants, and itÓ <br />encourage what we all come to HawaiÒi for, is to see the Hawaiian people, the culture and the <br />beauty of these islands. <br />HOUSEL: Right. Is the current access, say, from the left, which will be the north end -. <br />WHITE: Yes. <br />HOUSEL: Along the shoreline to the south? <br />7 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />