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From: meala bishop <br /> To: WPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Shoreline Management Area/SMA testimony <br /> Date: Monday,April 1, 2024 2:25:34 PM <br /> Aloha,I am <br /> Meala Bishop <br /> 47146 Pulama Road <br /> Kaneohe,Hawaii,96744 <br /> mealaaloha@icloud.com <br /> 808 699 8082 <br /> Ikaika loa ke an ma ke kahakai one`ele`ele`o Punalu`u. <br /> The current is very strong at Punalu`u Black Sands Beach. <br /> And so are the resilient folks of Punalu`u,Moku o Keawe.All along the coastlines and up to the mountains stewardship was once was an <br /> integral part of the Hawaiian community.Once abolished investors and opportuinists became the norm.Communities once again are <br /> taking back the lands that should be in trust for the people.We are now creating critical mass and are establishing the trend of`huli' <br /> where the people's heart is the word.We are stewards in a lei of change because our worth lies in our histories.Our stories are <br /> intertwined with the love and care for these wahi pana. <br /> Please deny the Shoreline <br /> Management Area/SMA permit extension for Black Sands Beach LLC at Punalu'u. <br /> Mahalo, from someone who has visited the black and olivine beaches of Moku o Keawe since small kid time. <br />