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going to see five mountains – we’ve got to save that. You’re going to see the ocean – we’ve got
<br />to save that. You’re going to see all those puus. And no wonder, they are mining here and the
<br />one in Waimea. They have stories: Puu Hinai was an actual person, and like in Hawaiian there’s
<br />huna, there’s so many layers – there is historical, there is allegorical, there is, like, spiritual. But
<br />that’s what anchors and roots us all over here because we live here. So one of my biggest things
<br />was we need to preserve the open space, the grasslands. My vocation has to do with health and
<br />healing. And people are healthy when they have space. You know, you crowd rats together,
<br />they start fighting, yeah? Yeah, they are not that happy. If they cannot get to Kona, they are not
<br />happy, either. So anyway, that was really important to me that we preserve this beautiful view
<br />that we have. And I think it’s economic. I mean, when visitors come over here, what do they
<br />want to see? They want to see our special island. This is the healing island, for real. So that
<br />was really close to my heart.
<br />The other thing is, you guys, I’m worried. With the oil crisis, it’s kind of like, okay, Matson
<br />doesn’t come, Aloha Air, all the airlines go down, let’s see, KTA has, like, maybe two weeks of
<br />groceries – what – or one week, and what about toilet paper? My husband said to me the other
<br />day, oh, maybe you’d better go to Costco and stock up. But you know, we preserved in
<br />Waikoloa – it was maybe slated for urban and we are asking to reserve our Ag because, I went to
<br />the mayoral forum, and guess what – okay, time – first time I heard this, that we might be the
<br />breadbasket of the State? Okay, so try look the Plan. I think we are trying to preserve
<br />sustainability, self-sufficiency. I know we are starting with the wind farm and energy, but I
<br />really think food is really important. And that we look at our water. We look at the depleted
<br />uranium that’s blowing down on Kona side, and the high incidence of cancer over there that, you
<br />know, it’s really important that we preserve Ha-wai`i. Aloha.
<br />WATANABE: Any questions of Ms. Yee? None? Okay. Peter?
<br />HACKSTEDDE: My name is Peter Hackstedde, and I live at 69-1955 Puako Beach Drive.
<br />And I’m just here to tell you that we had a lot of community input in on this Plan, and a lot of the
<br />community showed up for this thing, and it was really a great thing for the community. We laid
<br />it out in the way it has a lot of community input in it. And I just want, we want to make sure that
<br />this thing is implemented in the way it’s laid out in this Plan. It’s a great Plan. And I just, that’s
<br />mainly what I want to hear is make sure that this is implemented the way it’s laid out in here. I’ll
<br />keep mine brief and short. Thank you.
<br />WATANABE: Thank you. Do we have any questions for Mr. Hackstedde?
<br />DOMINGO: I’d just like to mention -.
<br />WATANABE: Mr. Domingo.
<br />DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman, that I appreciate your comment because what we are
<br />witnessing is a phenomenon. Just imagine, by the end of this year, hopefully, the County would
<br />have adopted four Community Development Plans. And if you look back in the history, it has
<br />been many years since such an endeavor was taking place. And if it was ever taking place, it
<br />would have been probably just one plan a year.But what we are witnessing is not the result of
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