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From: Sadie Dossett <br /> To: WPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: In Opposition to Development <br /> Date: Thursday,March 7,2024 5:31:36 AM <br /> To whom it may concem, <br /> There should not be development in Punaluu.The most important reason why is because of the turtle habitat that <br /> needs to be protected.The amount of damage from overdevelopment that could be done to their habitats could make <br /> these beautiful creatures even more endangered.Just thinking about ignorant people who may bother these poor <br /> animals is upsetting,but imagining what the turtles may have to struggle with from pollution from the development <br /> is even worse.Not enough research has been done on how significant this area is and a development would not <br /> improve that.Even if the area was not an important place for an endangered specious,the spot does not need <br /> development. <br /> Hawaii needs rest from all the over development.Ka'u is one of the last places that hasn't been completely overrun <br /> by transplants,tourists,and those who do not respect the space they are lucky to occupy. <br /> I was bom and raised in Puna and many of us there have watched(especially over the past four years)as places that <br /> used to be available for the residents to visit have become overrun with people who do not respect or maintain the <br /> beautiful places they go.Tourists especially seem to think that they can go wherever they choose and in my <br /> experience often harass the people and wildlife that are there. <br /> There is too much at stake to allow a development so big.To hear that a golf course,which in my opinion is one of <br /> the most wasteful water guzzling environment destroying developments you could do,may also go there makes me <br /> worry for the quality of life for any of the wildlife in Ka'u.And 225 short term places to stay for tourists?When <br /> there are so many homeless and so many displaced and so few people who can afford to live in Hawaii?It seems <br /> cruel and as though these developers only care about money,they do not care about the island,its residents,and its <br /> wild life. <br /> I hope that at the hearing today the developers can realize that there is so much opposition for what they are trying to <br /> do.I hope they can open their eyes and prevent the destruction they are trying to cause.Keep Ka'u Ka'u. <br /> Thank you for your time. <br /> -S Dossett <br />