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PO Box 11
<br /> Hawaii National Park, HI 96718
<br /> 99-1986 Pukeawe Circle
<br /> Volcano, HI 96785
<br /> Keauhou Ahupua'a, District of Ka'u, Moku O Keawe
<br /> kealanikahi11 @gmail.com
<br /> May 1, 2024
<br /> Windward Planning Commission
<br /> 101 Pauahi St.
<br /> Suite 3
<br /> H i lo, H 196720
<br /> WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty,gov
<br /> Re: Black Sand Beach LLC pursuant to PL-SMA-2023-000046
<br /> Position: Opposition
<br /> Aloha council members of the Windward Planning Commission,
<br /> Concerning land owned by Black Sand Beach LLC TM (3)9-5-019:011, :015, :026, :031,
<br /> :035, (3)9-6-002:008, :037, :041, (3)9-6-001:002, :003, :011, :012, :013. In addition, there are
<br /> parcels listed as complete conservation (3)9-5-019:024, :030, (3)9-6-001:006, (3)9-6-002:038. I
<br /> include these as well, as unsure of the owner's complete intent with these areas (water sourcing for
<br /> commercial use, resort style landscape etc.?)
<br /> This area most often known as"Punalu'u, Ka'u" has long been the subject of issue,
<br /> beginning in 1969 when the Land Use Commission amended the land use district boundaries from
<br /> Agriculture and Conservation to Urban (Enc.Attach.A69-224—final). C. Brewer and Co. proceeded
<br /> to demolish or cover almost all of the cultural, historic, spiritual and burial sites. Following,the
<br /> area was hit with the tsunami of 1975, bankruptcy multiple times, a contested litigation by Punalu'u
<br /> Preservation Inc., a Hawaii non-profit corporation; Margaret McGuire; and Palikapu Dedman, into
<br /> the hands of the current owner Black Sand Beach LLC, Eva Liu, and so the cycle continues.
<br /> On May 1, 2007 Hawaii County Council Bob Jacobson introduced to the County Finance
<br /> Committee RESOLUTION 169-07 known as the"Keolalani Hanoa Resolution"calling for the
<br /> protection of the coastal areas and adjacent lands at Punalu'u utilizing the county's Public Access,
<br /> Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund (Enc.Attch.Keola[aniHanoaResolution). The
<br /> council measure authorized Mayor Harry Kim's administration to buy 150 acres at the beach and
<br /> 2,000 feet inland, but it did not give the administration power to force a sale. Owner Pat Blew of Sea
<br /> Mountain would not sell(https://archives.starbutletin.com/2007/09/20/news/story0l.htmt and
<br /> mailed hard copy). There were also attempts by the National Park Service to buy the land.
<br /> As a resident of the area and someone who frequents this part of the Island within the
<br /> vicinity of Punalu'u, Ka'u, it seems obvious of its tremendous cultural, environmental, historic and
<br /> spiritual place on Moku O Keawe,the Island of Hawaii. The mauka Heiau of Imakakaloa (Heiau
<br /> Hula) and Makanau, and makai Kane'ele'ele, plus several more I have not personally seen. When
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