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Anela Akau-LaClair <br /> 64-1003 Malu`iaenapu`u PL <br /> Kamuela, HI 96743 <br /> My name is Anela Akau-LaClair, my address is 64-1003 Malu`iaenapu`u PL Kamuela, <br /> HI 96743 and I'm writing this testimony on behalf of myself. I am 17 years old and a recent <br /> graduate of Kamehameha Schools Hawaii. My parents are Mia Akau and William LaClair and <br /> we live in Pu`ukapu, Waimea, where my family has been living for 50 years and counting. I have <br /> great connection to the `aina of Waimea, specifically in Pu`ukapu and I OPPOSE all applications <br /> submitted by Kaupulehu Land LLC. <br /> I'd like to start off by saying we do not need, nor do we want more commercial space in <br /> Waimea, especially at the entry to town, in that specific lot. This development is being met in <br /> opposition because of the following reasons: it will create traffic risks in an already busy area, it <br /> is not pono (morally correct, especially since it has already been met with opposition before), <br /> and there are many other places for commercial use. In addition to that, I do not support turning <br /> agricultural land into commercial or residential lots. We have enough of that happening already <br /> across Hawaii island, and this will only promote more loss of agricultural land, which we need <br /> to work towards using to benefit the sustainability of`aina and not for commercial business. <br /> Traffic is already a huge problem here in Waimea, from the beginning of town out until <br /> the end. At 7:30 in the morning the pileup in front of the driveway towards our house can take <br /> 15-20 minutes just to pull out of the driveway onto the highway. That same pileup happens at the <br /> end of the day when everyone is coming home from work. This building project will add to the <br /> busyness on the road in the morning and the afternoon. If these applications get approved, what <br /> proposals do the applicants have to deal with the added traffic? The specific location of the <br /> proposed project does not warrant a traffic light nor a four way stop, it will be just another lot the <br /> same as any other that poses more risks to the wellbeing of the people living around the area and <br /> the people who use the highway to get home. <br /> Just like many other businesses, this project could be conducted just about anywhere. I <br /> understand the "need" for investing in property and getting money off of people who rent on that <br /> specific land, but you can take that and go somewhere else. It's not pono business to be <br /> exploiting that plot, while changing the purpose of it from agricultural land to commercial, to get <br />