2024-03-04 PL-SMA-2023-000046 Elsa Dedman Opposition Testimony

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• SMAA, Pg. 25 General plan: The Project Site is designated as a Minor Resort Area by the General Plan, that designates this area as accommodating no more than 500 visitor units and providing both active and passive recreational opportunities commensurate with the scale of development. This is misinformation as the general cost of minor resort is less than 500,000 dollars. This development is estimated to have a cost of 200-350 million dollars; which, clearly exceeds a minor development; therefore, this is a major resort. The number of units far exceed the 500 units will include: existing colony 1, 76 units, colony 2, 63 units, Aspen 30 units, Village, 260 units and the 550 units on the Ninole-Punalu'u Supplemental Zone Map Section 25-8-28. The total unit between the completed plan is approximately, 979 units. This total amount of units makes this minor resort a major resort. • During the time of the first development over a 100 of cultural, historic and archeological site were destroyed since the project area first began to receive application approvals and the extent of harm to the cultural landscape and traditional and customary practices need to be explicitly discussed and monitored. The mitigation measures from 1988 were not applied due to neglect. As an example, DLNR,TMK: (3) 9-6-00: 002 were injured and altered during the course of land alteration activities on 26 June 2017 destruction occurred with removal of stacked wall which paralleled the shoreline at the wharf. Two separate piles of concrete rubble remain within the 40-foot set back area where the operator identified as Simon Vilaj of Hang Loose Tours had demolished two historical concrete structures. Should there be a storm type wave action piles of concrete rubble and soil may enter into the ocean. This destruction was conducted by the previous owner Roberts Hawaii who illegally grub the wharf area with intent to increase the boat ramp size for tours. This was conducted in the area of the Punalu'unui Heaiu and moehai pohaku the sacrificial stone. This was desecration of the historic sugar plantation warehouse structure. The SEIS will require inventory survey and monitoring the site activity to ensure no damage. • Social economic values have changed since rezoning and redistricting of this area since its first occurrence. For instance, Article XI did not exist, nor did Supreme Court rulings to protect public trust resources, traditional and customary rights. The C. Brewer Development contaminated our water wells from plantation and 9