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LT: OK, we’ll go straight to 7… <br /> <br />NR: Aloha, good morning, Natalie Reynolds, District – 7. In Keauhou I received – in regards to <br />Keauhou Bay I received some concerns from a fisherman who has been fishing down at <br />Keauhou for over 50 years. His main concerns are the parking issues that we are having <br />down there – the Wednesday market, which is getting way worse when it comes to <br />congestion and traffic, Kona is growing by leaps and bounds between the growth and <br />the tourism increasing – there is lots of issues when it comes down to Keauhou Bay as it <br />is not, it’s just not really technically a harbor – it’s just a launch ramp and it is being <br />utilized as a harbor is and I’ve witnessed it because it’s basically my home away from <br />home, that there’s a handful of issues that could be looked at by DLNR or DOBOR, we <br />need regulation down there – I’ve witnessed people going in snorkeling at night and in <br />the daytime – they get to walk in with their fins which is an issue for me as it can be a <br />problem as the coral is down below – whatever is there and that also creates issues at <br />night because they’re not lit up, they don’t have lights on so the boats and everybody <br />that’s coming from either along the fishing or the manta tours people cannot see them – <br />that’s gonna be an added issue. Additional issues in regards to the parking – if we have <br />limited spaces for parking – where boat or where trucks and trailers park and launch – <br />buses are now parking there to allow tourists go and experience Hawaii, which is also a <br />problem – it’s not lit up, um, I hate to say it but tourists do not pay attention to where <br />they are walking and they’re on their cell phones, they’re taking photos of everything <br />and it’s just – it needs to be somehow regulated. I don’t know how it’s going to be <br />regulated or who can regulate that because it is owned by Kamehameha Schools, and so <br />that’s where we’re at. There’s a lot of concerns for, um, you know, the locals – we just <br />want it kinda safe and slightly regulated. I don’t know how you can do that but it’s just – <br />there’s an accident waiting to happen. I’ve also witnessed people throwing rocks at <br />turtles. I’ve personally been asked for someone to have me take their photo by a turtle, <br />which I like to remind them that it is jail time or up to $100,000 fine and please be <br />respectful and know where you’re going and stay away from my turtles – not my turtles <br />but State turtles, um, but it’s – I don’t know if it’s education or what we can do but it <br />just seems like Keauhou there’s an accident waiting to happen and I don’t know what to <br />do about it. That’s it. <br /> <br />LT: OK. Mahalo nui. Do you have anything I can send to Kamehameha Schools – like an <br />informational pamphlet or maybe like a local non-profit working on this? Um, cause I <br />don’t think – my parents teach at the school so I’m sure I can figure out to get some of <br />the direction but where do I direct them to the learn about this other than our draft <br />minutes or? <br /> <br />NR: I, the only thing I would, I think we could do logistically is as a private citizen we can just <br />state, you know, our concerns about it because they do own the area, so I just think we <br />have to be careful. If your parents do work there I would be more than happy to write a <br />letter of my concerns because I am a resident in the area and I do go there frequently <br />for either fishing, family fun or volleyball, um, and, you know, as careful as the <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />