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we were blindsided <br /> We were not informed of the developer's Dec 15 2023 filing forthe SMA <br /> The developer's plan was not communicated to the entire community,the <br /> community was allowed almost no information, no input, and no answers to their <br /> questions <br /> .There was no meeting priorto approval of this development so that the people of kau <br /> could express their deep concerns aboutthe devastating impactthis development will <br /> have. <br /> . In addition,the Planning Director Zendo Kim has recommended approval—before <br /> we were even allowed input! <br /> 1o. How will this impact local fisherman who depend on the waters for their food and <br /> income? <br /> Already tourist cars fill their beach. How is their ramp access protected? <br /> 11. The beach is already at capacity on most days, often with 300 people. <br /> The developers' plan can easily bring boo overnight tourists plus Soo day tourists to <br /> the beach.That's Z000 people in addition to the 300 that are there now, for a total of <br /> 1300 on the beach. <br /> The beach is only 3 acres, maximum.That's 433 people per acre. <br /> To bring this home,that's Zo8 people per one-quarter acre,the size of a typical home <br /> lot. Imagine so8 people on your housing lot! <br /> Already the public toilets are over-crowded. <br /> Beach capacity should be limited. <br /> 12. The existing infrastructure cannot support the influx of tourists <br /> 13. Tourists don't care about the aina. This will further destroy the beach. <br /> They litter,they regularly get too close to the turtles,take the black sand, and snap selfies. <br /> 14. The development further endangers critical habitat for dwindling protected turtles. <br /> Already hatchlings don't make it to the water due to disorientation from lights. <br /> Imag ine them getting trampled by tourists snapping selfies on their way to the shore. <br /> 1S. The planned resort also contains a Nesting site for the Federally and <br /> Internationally protected Endangered Hawksbill Turtle, Hawaiian Monk Seals as well <br /> as the Endangered Hawaiian Nene Geese . <br /> Allowing a resort would be devastation to the ecosystem forthe residing wildlife. <br /> 16. The developer is not pono with Punaluu nor the people of Kau—We cannot trust <br /> her word. <br /> Please see that this developer cares almost nothing for our community and is <br /> manipulative, making people think she will help til she gets in. <br /> 1. She excavated the graves of the ancestors, strewing their bones all over, <br /> exposing them to the sun, a great disrespect to Hawaiians and locals. <br /> z. She has gone ahead and developed the site without SMA approval <br /> . She has appropriated an extra parking area by the beach without approval, <br /> cutting down trees and stripping it of its wild vegetation. <br /> . She has cut down a great deal of vegetation on the site <br /> 3. She has cheated locals already <br /> .Guy Enriques explained at the rally how Eva Liu promised to develop the <br /> water system 3 years ago so it could handle brushfires. So Guy helped her—he <br />