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descendants of that area and right around the island because of our connection and our genealogy
<br />that take us back thousands of years way before white men came – sorry but I have to say what I’ve
<br />got to say. I am pure Hawaiian. I’m a hundred percent Hawaiian. And my mom and dad, my mom
<br />and dad, uncle and niece, they are full-blooded and take me back for generations on Kamehameha
<br />and all the islands that connected; that mean Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau, Lanai, Maui, O‘ahu and I can go on
<br />and on and on. I just left Kaua‘i. And to let the people know that we are still living today – we
<br />come from the kahuna line and the royalty line, Holoa‘e, Kaoamahi (phonetic), and on and on and
<br />on, covering all islands with Kamehameha I, every moku you see, every ahupua‘a, they are all
<br />family as one. I want to tell you that this is the most sacred, and I’m going to say it, because I know
<br />in my heart the truth is that we are still living and we never die. I want you folks to know that, as a
<br />board, not very much people know about us, but we are still living. There are thousands of us still
<br />living – 15,000 on one line. And everybody can say what they want to say – they want to do this,
<br />they want to do that – they cannot, because our sacred people lived there and they were buried there
<br />way before white men came. You guys can call a cop, then lock me up, whatever you guys like to
<br />do, but I am serious. We are still living. No one have the authority, not even the United States, not
<br />even the military, not even the missionaries, not even, I can go on and on and on. My people need
<br />to go home and take care of the land. Open up and take care of everything. Now is the time for us
<br />– oh, excuse me, you are stopping me. Sorry. That’s what I feel in my heart. And I will be in the
<br />community to let everybody know we are still living today.
<br />HOUSEL: Thank you, thank you.
<br />REEVES: And no condo.
<br />HOUSEL: I’d like to ask everyone, if you could refrain from applauding each time because it takes
<br />time out of our schedule here and it prolongs things, so if you could please refrain from applauding.
<br />Please go ahead. Would you state your name and address?
<br />KORNBERG: My name is Cheryl Kornberg, and I’m at P. O. Box 1433 Kailua-Kona. And that
<br />was such a touching thing; I just can’t imagine why anybody can not clap. I do agree, you know,
<br />we do need to respect the Hawaiians and what is here and what is sacred to them. But I’m not even
<br />sure why we are here. If I understand the law correctly, when, you know, there is a discrepancy
<br />about 20 feet or 40 feet from the shoreline to develop on this small piece of property basically this
<br />big development, when you have, when you consolidate and then you resubdivide, you lose your
<br />grandfather rights, I believe, if I understand it correctly; so I’m just not sure why we are here,
<br />because they did this before, like I said, they consolidated, subdivided, and you lose your
<br />grandfather. So we are looking to you to uphold the law. And you’ve been helping us out, and I
<br />really appreciate that you listen to us, our testimony, and that you always take us into consideration.
<br />And we reserve, well, not reserve, but we really rely on you to preserve this. And I don’t have a lot
<br />to say more about that, except that you are going to hear it all from every other testimony. But
<br />thank you for your help in the past. And we just really trust you to do the very best thing and
<br />preserve this for the kids, and keep the Big Island the way it is. This is why people come here. The
<br />tourists want to see the Big Island the way it is, and tokeep them on the island all that are here.
<br />Thank you for listening to me.
<br />HOUSEL: Thank you for your testimony. I’d like to call the next five people who would like to
<br />testify: Diane Corcoran, Ursula Kavaliauskas, Stanley Huihui, Kaleo Kualii and Wayne Nelson. Do
<br />we have -? I guess not everyone is here. Is Wayne Nelson here? I guess not. Please take a
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