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TESTIFIERS: Yes.
<br />HOUSEL: Everyone said yes? Okay, thank you. You have three minutes. Would you state
<br />your name and address, please?
<br />J. KANUHA: Jerome Kanuha, 96740 Kona – I’m joking – Plumeria Road. First of all, I want to
<br />thank all of you for coming. My brother, Junior, was speaking on behalf of the oppositions and
<br />I’m here to speak on behalf of the surfers, also because there’s nobody here surfing longer at
<br />Lyman’s than me – I don’t think anybody here. Point, getting again, we talk about condos. I
<br />don’t know if anybody paddled the surfboard from Niumalu Beach, it’s called Kanuha Beach, in
<br />Kailua and paddled the surfboard all the way down to Banyan’s – I don’t think anybody here did
<br />that. Well, I did when I was a kid because nobody had cars, so we couldn’t, I had to carry my
<br />surfboard or walk half way, put them by Kona Tiki, drop them, I go back out. To make the story
<br />short is that when I grew up, the only hotel that was built was Kona Tiki – only one. Royal Kona
<br />wasn’t there. Kona Tiki was the only one. Kamoa Point, the whole area there is so significant.
<br />When I was a kid, I used to chase all surfers from Honolulu and tell them we never had surf in
<br />Kona, because I knew that place was a most beautiful site there is. And the Lyman’s, I knew the
<br />old people who used to live at the house used to give me a kaukau when I was a small kid cause I
<br />had to paddle my surfboard back. Again, we are looking at some beautiful site that is so
<br />significant, ocean looking in. Anybody needs to look at the site, needs to get out there, all you
<br />guys, not on the ‘ina, go with me, I get two boats, I’ll take you guys at site. Look it. Now,
<br />imagine to put a condo like Bali Kai in 3,000 square feet, that’s how I look at, 3,000 square feet.
<br />Just imagine to see a condo that big from the ocean looking in. We’re all looking at it wrong
<br />now, you guys, whenever come from the land through ocean, looking from the ocean in. Could
<br />you imagine our kupunas come back from the ocean and they look at this big condo? They’ll
<br />say, “What are we doing?” We are destroying the area. And for me myself, I think it’s
<br />important that you guys think about, go home and moe moe a little while, think about this whole
<br />decision you should make. Again, Kevin Seiter had a great solution. Because I was on that
<br />committee, me and Ed, I’d say, we talked about it two years ago, about purchasing the property
<br />to make it an area where people get to sit down and enjoy watching surfers – they are more
<br />beautiful than anything else, surfers. But again, think, go home, moe moe a little bit, and think
<br />what’s really important in your hearts. And this I say mahalo nui loa.
<br />HOUSEL: Thank you. Could you state your name and address, please?
<br />KIHOI: Mehana Kihoi, 83-5412 Middle Ke‘ei Road, Hnaunau, Hawai‘i. Growing up as a
<br />Hawaiian, I’ve always been taught to respect and to listen to my kupuna. And they’ve spoken.
<br />When Kupuna Roy was up here, if you didn’t feel when he was speaking, I don’t know what to
<br />say, cause I was in my chair and it brought tears to my eyes just seeing how strong he felt about
<br />what this is doing to our ‘ina. Cause they are the last of our perseverance of Hawai‘i, and we
<br />need to listen to them. Cause there is not a lot that’s left, so we need to respect their wishes.
<br />And Kamoa Bay is the last breath of fresh air on Ali‘i Drive. And I want to just give respect to
<br />that. ‘ina mlama ka ‘ina, mlama i kekai, aloha kekahi i kekahi. And building a condo, I
<br />don’t see how it benefits us as a community as Hawaiians. It’s taking care of tourists that come
<br />and go. And it’s not doing anything for our keiki who are going to be here for the rest of their
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