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From: Rob Benc <br /> To: W PCtesti mono <br /> Subject: Please don't develop Punalu'u <br /> Date: Monday, May 6,2024 7:12:48 AM <br /> Aloha e Chair Lin and Windward Planning Commission members, <br /> As a Maui farmer and fisherman,I have seen the devastation of a tourist dependent economy and hope you vote to <br /> deny the permit for the development of Punalu'u. The development of Punalu'u is a travesty that should never have <br /> been built all those decades ago.It should now instead remain as a costal reserve of history and natural resources to <br /> support the state's economic development away from the extractive tourist industry that has ravished my own island. <br /> During my time at UH Hilo fishing with family and friends in Punalu'u were great times and the windward <br /> community is obviously united in the opposition to this foolish endeavor.It would be a social and environmental <br /> nightmare for locals.The resort,if built,would likely lead to crime and assaults that would in turn lead the resort to <br /> likely just be abandoned again even if not hit by another Tsunami. <br /> The old buildings have signs from the previous Japanese investors describing Hawaiians like an extinct population <br /> that used to be there,please acknowledge living Hawaiians by denying any development permits at Black Sand <br /> Beach and the surrounding TMKs. <br /> Mahalo <br /> Robert Bence <br /> PO Box 901353 <br /> Kula,HI 96790 <br /> 808-298-9228 <br /> Robert(ohawaiisustainable.com <br /> Sent from my iPhone <br />