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From: K.Aitken <br /> To: W PCtesti mono <br /> Subject: Proposed Black Sands Beach Development <br /> Date: Monday,March 4,2024 10:48:36 AM <br /> Aloha and to whom it may concern, <br /> I write in complete opposition to the development of a resort in Punalu`u,Ka`u.From my perspective as a tutu <br /> wahine who was born and raised on the island of Hawaii and particularly in the southeast regions we only have to <br /> look north to see we don't want another"Say"NO"to Save Hapuna"disaster on any of our beaches,let alone a <br /> sacred and exclusive entry point to the ocean.Let us look instead to the example set by recent land in Mahukona <br /> now preserved for future generations. <br /> Punalu'u is historically prone to periodic overcrowding. I remember being on the beach in the early 1980's and the <br /> busses would pull up and disgorge a multitude of tourists who would walk all over,touch the turtles,leave trash and <br /> get back on,the bus tires pulling across the sand as they left.Even as a child I recognized there were too many <br /> people in what should not be sold as a tourist destination.A resort would ruin the experience. We cannot buy nature. <br /> Once it's gone it's gone. <br /> Punalu`u is truly one of the last pristine wahi papa(sacred places)where food gathering and cultural practices are <br /> protected and possible. It would be devastating and utterly heartbreaking to see the area misused by resort <br /> development. <br /> Winward Planning Commission,please do not grant an SMA permit for the development of a resort at Punalu`u and <br /> Wailau in Ka`u,Hawaii.Please listen to the voices of Hawai`i`s people. <br /> Mahalo nui, <br /> Kahualani Aitken <br />