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From: Rebecca Melendez <br /> To: WPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Oppose SMA PERMIT TO DEVELOPE PUNALU"U BLACK SAND BEACH <br /> Date: Tuesday, March 12,2024 6:18:29 AM <br /> Please, say NO to SMA PERMIT TO DEVELOPE PUNALU'U BLACK SAND <br /> BEACH because not only will the wild life there like the endangered Honu turtle be <br /> affected negatively, but the amount of people in the ocean will affect the coral reef <br /> there as well, and the toxic sprays from the developer's landscapes, and golf course <br /> will run right into the ocean there and pollute this area drastically, and the Big Island's <br /> resources are already having negative issues from all the development that has <br /> already been approved. <br /> Please, read all the articles below because they show that Big Island resources are <br /> being seriously negatively affected by all the developments that have been approved. <br /> Plus, you have approved even more developments for future years to come and the <br /> island needs to slow down development to learn how its resources will be affected in <br /> the future, because right now the island's resources are being affected negatively and <br /> we can't afford to approve even more development without considering what is <br /> happening to the Big Island's resources. <br /> What is happening to Big Island Resources <br /> 1) Hawaii Deals with Burgeoning Waste Management Problem <br /> As landfills face closure and waste-to-energy projects stall, various counties in Hawaii <br /> are dealing with waste management issues. Waste360 Staff January 10, 2020 <br /> "Hawaii Island is in the enviable position of having a landfill with anywhere from 20 to <br /> 100 years of capacity left to take in trash. But the island still wrestles with significant <br /> issues like plastic products that are no longer being recycled." <br /> https://www.waste360.com/landfill/hawaii-deals-with-burgeoning-waste-management- <br /> rop blem <br /> 2) Hawaii Island Has Decades of Landfill Space But Still Faces Challenges In <br /> Dealing With Its Waste Hawai'i Public Radio Published January 9, 2020 at 5:00 AM <br /> HST <br /> "Hawaii Island is in the enviable position of having a landfill with anywhere from 20 to <br /> 100 years of capacity left to take in trash. But the island still wrestles with significant <br /> issues like plastic products that are no longer being recycled. <br /> For the past four decades, trash from the east side of Hawaii Island has been <br /> dumped in a landfill outside of Hilo. But now trash from all parts of the island is being <br /> trucked to a facility north of Kona." https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local- <br /> news/2020-01-09/hawaii-island-has-decades-of-landfill-space-but-still-faces- <br /> challenges-in-dealing-with-its-waste <br />