2016-04-21 Leeward Exh C (SMA 16-063)

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UNGER: Aloha. C. FREITAS: I’m Cindy Freitas from Kona. I have a question about the SMA that was created in 1975 by the Federal and the State. My questions is the provision that had set forth all the acts, all the administration rules, all that, I feel that it’s not being brought up here. They’ve been running over all this provision, all the acts, all the rules that protect our identity, our culture, our historical sites, our water, everything and above. Therefore, you folks are supposed to be reinforcing all these things. Or why even write it down? I’m ashamed that all this provision and acts and rules and everything is not being enforced. As well as the creation of what you guys have done in the past, fix it, fix what you guys had done before you can move anymore else, because you are actually causing damage, and not fixing the damage that’s in the past, and moving to the present, as we speak. I don’t want to see our unborn unfortunate, either. I speak for the future generation as well as the present. Past, present, future is what I speak for. And enforce the rules. You guys have the upper hand to enforce it. Use it. It’s there. It’s channeled down by the Federal, I see that. It’s channeled down by you guys the State, I see that. But is it enforced? I don’t see that. And that needs to be addressed before anybody comes here. Protect our identity of culture, everything. This is our lifeline. We are not benefitting off of all this. You guys are. The State and the Federal, not the people. Thank you. UNGER: Mahalo. Justin Ebert, Lamakū Mikahala Roy, Marleina Sirkin, Billy Freitas, Joy Mills-Ferren. Also, Nicole Lui. And Alapa‘i Kanuha \[Kaulia\]. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do. UNGER: You can start. KAULIA: Okay. Aloha mai kākou. ‘O wau Alapa‘i Hulihe‘e Kaulia. Aia au i ‘ane‘i no ke kū ē ‘ana o kēia SMA for Kahalu‘u. UNGER: Aloha. KAULIA: My name is Alapa‘i Kaulia. I live in the ahupua‘a of Waiaha. I was born and raised in Kahalu‘u. I spent my first twelve years being raised in the area. Figuring out what was there at age of ten we found bones in a cave on the top part. Unfortunately, I was living in an apartment at that time, so we got, moved into a Hawaiian Homes away from our local area. We also recently just found out that we have some family names on there, Kahananui, on the Land Court Award. I know how significant this body is. Unfortunately, I am an employee of Kamehameha Schools, but I’m not here on their behalf today. So let’s hope I still have a job after this. Anyways, I disagree with what’s going on with this area. I know how significant the sites are on the area. I know of at least ten to twelve different heiau that are on the area. We do, which is really weird because at Kamehameha Schools we do cultural learning enrichment assessment programs, touching basis on our culture; so to see this happening on the other side of Kamehameha Schools makes me really sad. It also makes me sad to know that I’m an employee 23 EXHIBIT C