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

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historical park of some sort, not something for multi-buildings or multi-people. Anyway, with some of these ideas that I’m presenting to you now, I hope that you can consider them and hopefully do the right thing. Thank you. UNGER: Mahalo. MAKAIO: Hi, my name is Tiare Makaio. I’m here, I grew up a couple doors down from Lokelani McMichael’s and Simmy McMichael’s. My grandmother was Cathy Adams. She bought the property a few doors down over 40 years ago. So I grew up on Ali‘i Drive with Loke, and we would go to the beach every day. And Kahalu‘u has changed, you know; when we go snorkeling, the coral is not there, you know. I came back from Florida after being with my uncle, Brian Adams, who was a wrestler out there. I brought my daughter home, and I took her to Kahalu‘u, and, you know, the fish that Loke and I had, growing up, I couldn’t even tell daughter what a uhu looked like because there was hardly any uhu out there, you know, and it’s just disappointing. I walk my grandmother’s property now, and four of the graves that were on there, there is only one left; three of them has been desecrated. And when I ask the new property owners, what happened to the bones, they just got rid of them, threw them away. And there is only one grave left. And I’m, the property is very special to me, and I would hate to see what happens to the graves behind my grandmother’s property. So I just wanted to state that. I disagree with the building behind. It is a very special place. To me, to Loke, to my daughter, you know, this is where I come home to, and I would hate to see it change. UNGER: Mahalo. Charles Flaherty. FLAHERTY: Aloha. UNGER: Aloha. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? FLAHERTY: \[Yes.\] UNGER: Thank you. Please state your name and where you reside. FLAHERTY: My name is Charles Flaherty. I reside in Captain Cook. Thank you, Chairman Unger and the Members of the Leeward Planning Commission, for this time. I became involved in and aware of this project through Ruby McDonald who was the prior Office of Hawaiian Affairs West Hawai‘i Community Coordinator, subsequently also with Shane Nelson, and then also with Curtis Tyler reviewing the documents for this project. I’ve not submitted any written testimony, but went through papers and notes that I had. And, first of all, I think that the Planning Department should have required an Environmental Impact Statement. This pattern in practice of having Environmental Assessments when Environmental Impact Statements are more appropriate, something has got to be done about that eventually. In addition, the Environmental Assessments should not have been accepted; it’s got serious flaws contained within it, and should not have been accepted by the Planning Department. I just want to point out that a large portion, in fact, probably about a half of this project, is in the Keauhou Historic District, which is 29 EXHIBIT C