2024-12-11 PL-CRC-2024-000019 Testimony - S. McMichael

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had ever seen supernatural factor in any historic registry ever and he said no and that had to do with where they put the heiau. It's Ag, I think Ag lands are important to the culture. One of the heiau's right next door to this property is a heiau for sweet potato and the Kue`manu one the heiau, the surfing one at Kahalu`u that one is so significant. I see a lot of hoary bats, I see `io, I see pueo. I see the hoary bats around 530. I like to go bat watching. I'm worried about the Great Wall of Kuakini. That is a historic monument that meets all the criteria. I was reading some of the archaeology and it said, the Great Wall of Kuakini, Site 6302 which is located 50 meters seaward of the present project area, the site is unaltered and in good condition. Also, from about the Wall from the archaeology survey from right next door it's the same wall, the Great Wall of Kuakini. Although the wall was probably initially built for one of the practical reasons of like farming. Its exceptional size may be attributed to Kuakini's desire to display his wealth and power through a permanent monument on the landscape. Construction of the monumental architecture in Polynesia has been attributed to political leaders attempt to manifest his mana. So, I think that there cannot be a breach in this wall which would probably be 50 feet, so they could fit a fire truck. I don't see how they can access this from Alii Drive without breaking that wall. JACKSON: Lokelani, 30 seconds remaining. L. MCMICHAEL: Oh, okay. Well, the people they bought it for $900,000.00. I think that's a pretty good deal to put two houses on versus 62 and breaking it up from 3,000 to 7,000 square feet. And if we can be more sensitive to this area, perhaps when we build from here on put it on post and pier. Also, we need to expand the Kuakini Highway because right now, right above it it's only two lanes and in a tsunami evacuation panic I think you would cause panic. I think it's a bottleneck, dead stop, death trap and people are going to have to run up to higher elevation. Okay, that's all right now. Happy Earth Day, thank you. VITOUSEK: Okay, mahalo and Commissioner Kanuha is going to have to step out for a second. We've got full quorum to continue, and he will rejoin us when he's available. KANUHA: Yes, thank you Mike. I just have that agenda item for Burial Council. So, I'll be back in about 5 minutes after recognition. VITOUSEK: Okay, mahalo. KANUHA: Thank you. VITOUSEK: Continuing with Tiare Hewlen. HEWLEN: Aloha mai kakou. Tiare Hewlen, [testifier spoke in Hawaiian language - inaudible] You may hear my keiki in the background. I'm speaking on behalf of my `ohana but also, I'm an active member of our Kaiapuni School, our Hawaiian Immersion School. I have 7 keiki and so I'm very involved with just the future generation and what the perpetuation of what we have available resource wise. I want to express opposition to agenda item number 3. Specifically, the 9 EXHIBIT B