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This site could instead be developed with <br /> Low-cost housing, a critical need <br /> A tech school to help Kau youth with post-high school training in technology, <br /> culinary arts, mechanics,welding, carpentry, HVAC, accounting. <br /> A community garden where people can grow their own food in sustainable <br /> ways, learning skills like permaculture <br /> The focus of this site is more appropriately conservation, even by a developer <br /> Any plan should offer: <br /> Large conservation areas all along the beach to protect this treasure <br /> Tourist education on how to respect the aina, and how Hawaiians stewarded <br /> these lands. <br /> 20. This development may become a vehicle for unrestrained foreign investment. <br /> This is what happened in Vancouver,Canada. It no longer supported residents but was <br /> taken over foreign investors and tourists. <br /> Local real estate prices were very low compared to those in China. <br /> There the development went far beyond what was first approved, and created a mini- <br /> Hong Kong in the cherished beautiful, natural area of Granville Island. Ultimately, locals <br /> were driven out by high real estate prices, and the area became a vehicle for organized <br /> crime and money-laundering. <br /> We ask you to please approval to this SMA since these critical concerns have not been addressed. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Anne Celeste <br />