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Now that IÓve identified myself, while itÓs fresh in your mind, this is Kaiakeakua beach. This is (inaudible) -. WATANABE: Uh, can you hold on? I think Jeff will help you with the mike. We are trying to get everything transcribed, thatÓs why. ROY: Thank you. IÓm sorry. WATANABE: IÓm sorry for the interruption. ROY: Well, while itÓs fresh in our memory, this beach is Kaiakeakua. This great beach, the remnant that you see here, extends all the way across town under the seawall. It is great and glorious Kaiakeakua; it means the sea of the god. IÓve read land covenant documents related to this property. For Factors, descendant company of Hackfeld & Company, made an agreement with governing bodies at the time, the State, to require all future landholders respect this very sacred land place. Clearly the spirit of these land covenants is to hoÒihi mau, to respect forever to be sure that AhuÒena Heiau and Kamakahonu will be respected forever. Serious challenges arose when IWF- KKH took up their new management of the King KamehamehaÓs Kona B harmony among people and serious degradation of the first restored Hale O Lono of the modern era in HawaiÒi has occurred. This landowner fails to do their part to help resolve challenges within this very sacred area. They are so fortunate to be the landholder here, yet their actions do not demonstrate this. AhuÒena Heiau, Inc. fails to respect traditional care by Òiwi, kanaka maoli, of AhuÒena Heiau. This landholder and the State of HawaiÒi fail to keep current with laws to protect religion and the civil rights related to the practice of customs of the faith of this land. Congress passed Law 9 341, The Freedom of Religion Act. H. T. Hayashi and newly formed IWF-KKH have broken their promise, their requirement, to uphold the care of AhuÒena Heiau and Kamakahonu for the community and certainly for Òiwi. Mr. Paul Allen who occupies the former Thurston Estate presents deaf ears to the population who would be his kind neighbors. The words to sum up the status quo at Kamakahonu resemble magma rising in an active volcano. They only begin with ÐdeplorableÑ and Ðunacceptable.Ñ For these Commission to decline this application at this time. This is my testimony that went into their Environmental Assessment. They did not deem this land place worthy of an Environmental Impact Statement like the community asked for. They carried out an environmental assessment. This is my answer to i report. Do you have access to that report? Okay. AhuÒena Heiau is the first restored temple by Hawaiian people in the modern era. You would be fascinated to know that it was on this coast that an earlier restoration by Hawaiian people took place in about the Ó30s. But beyond that it is the only one. Instead of supporting the cultural EXHIBIT C 10