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Preservation Council Support* <br />Pulama is Kona Heritage Preservation Council supports saving these parcels from <br />development <br />Agricultural Zoning <br />• Land has historical significance*, evidenced by its location in line with both the <br />Holualoa heiau and the Kealakowa'a heiau in the Holualoa 1&2 ahupua'a. Historical <br />research indicates the land between the two heiau was used in the transport of huge <br />trees from Pihopono (the Holualoa Forest Preserve) by use of a holoa extending from <br />heiau to heiau, hence the name Holua loa'The long slide" <br />Water Supply <br />• Neighbors already experience low water pressure even at lower elevations. <br />• The developer insists that, having paid for 450 water meters, he will be constructing <br />450 units, despite our already challenged supply. <br />Drought <br />• Kona and all Hawaii faces current and predicted increasing drought conditions; <br />climate change causes greater weather uncertainty, increasing drought risk. <br />Sewage Hookup I Wastewater Treatment <br />• The Developer had expressed his plan to connect to the Pualani Estates sewer <br />system, however the Kealakehe sewage treatment plant is already OVER capacity if all <br />current homes were hooked up, as required by law. The only reason there is capacity <br />today is because all current homes are not yet connected. <br />Rainwater I Landscaping Runoff/ Diverting Streams <br />