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that he donated out of the kindness of his heart. So hopefully, future developers will follow the same path. But anyway, let me go ahead and read this testimony from our president, Fred Cachola. ÐAloha Planning Commissioners and Action Committee Members. And Madam Planning Director, thank you for introducing this proposal, which is I believe a very beneficial proposal if adopted for the entire community. Mahalo for the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment to Map 11 of the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map of the County of HawaiÒi General Plan. The lands in the proposed amendment area adjacent to the Kaloko-Honokhau National Historical Park and extend south of the Honokhau Small Boat Harbor in the ahupuaÒa of Kealakehe, North Kona. This testimony comes from the Makani Hou o Kaloko-Honokhau, a Kona/Kohala community- based volunteer group incorporated in the State of HawaiÒi and currently seeking a 501c3 tax status with the IRS. We are working cooperatively with the Kaloko-Honokhau National Historical Park to provide kkua to its Superintendent Geri Bell to plan, establish and manage a Hawaiian Cultural Live-In Center at the Park as envisioned by the 14-member native Hawaiian advisory commission appointed by the Department of Interior in 1972 to study the feasibility and desirability of establishing a National Park at the Honokhau Settlement National Historic Landmark (designated in 1962). Congressional action in 1978 created the Park generally in accordance with guidelines provided by the native Hawaiian commissioners in their 1974 report entitled ÒThe Spirit of Kaloko-Honokhau.Ó I was honored to be a member of that commission and was one of three members who delivered and discussed the ÒSpirit ReportÓ at the Department of Interior in 1974. The Makani Hou o Kaloko-Honokhau strongly supports this amendment to change the land use designation from ÒUrban ExpansionÓ to ÒOpenÓ for these reasons: 1. The amendment is an excellent acknowledgement that the National Park Service and the County of HawaiÒi share a common commitment to mlama (care for), protect and preserve the Kaloko-Honokhau cultural and natural resources for the people of HawaiÒi, the nation and the world. We note that the native Hawaiian commissioners in 1974 were very concerned that the rich cultural legacy at Kaloko-Honokhau would be overwhelmed and lost to urban development. Their ÒSpirit ReportÓ of 1974 (page 54) states: ÒÈ since most of the land in the ahupuaÒa of Kealakehe is owned by the state. Its use will have a direct impact on Kaloko-Honokhau È lands that are designated or owned by the state in the area should be given special zoning limitedÓ Î I believe he mean activities compatible to a cultural park. The County General Plan and zoning ordinances of the area should limit the uses of the lands immediately surrounding Kaloko-Honokhau to compatible activities -.Ó WATANABE: Mr. Harp -. EXHIBIT E 13