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From: Judy Hall Jacobson <br /> To: WPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Punaluu resort <br /> Date: Sunday,March 3,2024 10:24:58 AM <br /> Judy Hall and Terry Jacobson <br /> P.O. Box 6786 <br /> Ocean View, HA 96737 <br /> To the Windward Planning Commission, <br /> We would like to voice our concerns should Punaluu, one of the few swimming beaches in our <br /> area, is approved for development by BLACK SAND BEACH LLC (PL-SMA-2023-000046) <br /> Punaluu is popular with locals and tourists alike. Development of 225 residential units and <br /> peripheral buildings will make an already crowded beach much more crowded. Proposed <br /> retail stores will take business away from shopping already available in Naalehu and Pahala. <br /> Our main concern is when the next tsunami strikes. On November 29, 1975, an earthquake <br /> occurred off the coast Hawaii Island. At Punaluu, buildings were swept off their foundations. <br /> The newly constructed Punalu'u Restaurant, was flooded beyond repair. It's not if but when <br /> another tsunami will cause as much if not more damage to this shoreline again. <br /> We also support protection for the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle that nest at Punaluu. <br /> For these and more reasons, we do not support this proposed development. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Terry and Judy Jacobson <br />