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MAHA: Malama Ka Aina Hana Ka Aina <br /> PO Box 11331 Hilo, Hawaii 96721 <br /> The beneficiaries of the Kings Landing Kuleana Subsistence Agriculture Homestead. <br /> MAHA, Malama Ka Aina Hana Ka Aina Community Association representing the <br /> Hawaiian beneficiaries residing in Kings Landing. <br /> President `Ainaaloha loane <br /> In addition, <br /> MAHA supports the written testimony and comments provided by the Department Of <br /> Hawaiian Home Lands and its Chairman Kali Watson dated February 28th, 2025. <br /> Specifically <br /> comment 1) Highlighting the MOU between the County and DHHL that recognizes the <br /> unique status of the Hawaiian Homes Commission's land use authority over DHHL <br /> lands and the need for current and future County staff, <br /> elected officials, and future members of the public continue to have an <br /> institutional memory of the relationship between DHHL and the <br /> County, and that Incorporating a reference to this document in the 2045 County <br /> General Plan Update will better guarantee that this institutional memory is <br /> perpetuated in future generations. <br /> Comment 2) DHHL requests that its 2022 DHHL General Plan Update be <br /> referenced and/or included in the 2045 County General Plan. <br /> Comment 3) That their be specific policies that articulate that DHHL Plans will be the <br /> authority on land use that will guide County policy regarding land uses and projects <br /> surrounding DHHL lands. <br /> Comment 5. The County should not be articulating proposed roads through Hawaiian <br /> Home Lands in its General Plan without first consulting with DHHL and its <br /> Beneficiaries. <br /> Comment 4) strongly encouraging the County to begin its process to develop a <br /> County Community Development Plan (CDP) for the South Hilo District. Because They <br /> serve to provide a forum for community input to reflect the character of each community. <br />