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SHERYL WAIMAKALANI IONA <br /> 74-2845 Ohemakai St, <br /> Kailua-Kona, HI. 96740 <br /> Ph: 808-464-2074 <br /> Email: waimakalani@yahoo.com <br /> 04 March, 2024 <br /> Windward Planning Commission <br /> County of Hawaii Planning!Department <br /> 101 Pauahi 5t., Suite 3 <br /> Hilo, Hawaii. 96720 <br /> Submitted via:WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> Subject: Written Testimony Regarding the Special Management Area Use Permit Application of <br /> Black Sand Beach, LLC, Scheduled Hearing on March 7, 2024 <br /> NEED FOR A CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT <br /> Aloha: <br /> I am requesting that the approval of the SMA be deferred until a new and current <br /> Environmental Impact Statement is created. <br /> Many generations of my family were born, raised and are buried in Punalu'u within the <br /> boundaries of this development project. Our family home which was located across from the <br /> restaurant by the pond was washed away in the 1975 tidal wave. I am familiar with the <br /> development and changes that have taken place in Punalu'u from C. Brewer's ownership to the <br /> present. <br /> Since the last 1988 EIS and 2006 EIS draft, Punalu'u has changed and been impacted by a <br /> growth of visitors and kama'aina that frequent the shoreline. This has left a drastic negative <br /> footprint on the fragile ecosystem and has also changed the lifestyle of our people who depend <br /> on the fish, limo and opihi for sustenance. I have seen the disappearance of limu which the <br /> honu also depend on for food. The SMA states that the devlopment will not affect the coastal <br /> life. However, adding around 500 parking stalls and welcoming at least a 1,000 people a day to <br /> Punalu'u will definitely impact the coast. 1 have witnessed the change throughout my lifetime. <br /> Imagine being a honu resting on the sand and 1,000 people talking and taking pictures of you. <br /> I <br /> i <br />