2016-06-02 Hearing Transcript - Mile Marker 12 SPP 16-189

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friend, Lorn, said, growing our own food here is really essential, and providing that education is very, very important. I live in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Kaloli Point, about five, well, ten minutes from the Sanctuary, and I look forward to the future development of that and having it be a real star in the, in the map of Puna. Thank you. HEAUKULANL Thank you. BAMBARA: I'm nervous, and I'm not as articulate as the previous speakers, but my name is Susan Bambara. I'm a resident in Puna in the Hawaiian Acres area. I also have benefitted from the sustainability workshops that they've taught. I am a clinical hypnotist, and it is my dream personally to be able to offer an outreach through Hawaiian Sanctuary to the community locally the mind -body connection to food and healing. And, so, when I was at Cooper Center in Pahoa before we were run out by the lava, I was offering outreach there, free weight control workshops to local community that needs to learn more not only about sustainability and growing their own food but what to eat and how to eat property [sic], properly and portion control and self-esteem and a lot of the emotional components to wellness and health. So, it's my dream on a personal level as well as a community level that Hawaiian Sanctuary is able to blossom as an educational offering hub, and also a place for the community to, to meet and learn through classes, workshops, and retreats. And some of those retreats do require some overnight accommodations for them to learn two days in a row or follow a food or drink program. And, so, it's my hope that this jewel, this potential jewel, will become a hub for not only sustainability but for health and wellness. Thank you. HEAUKULANL Thank you. Commissioners, any questions for any of these four testifiers? Thank you all. The next fourMahealani Kuamo `o Henry, Graham Ellis, Ehulani Stephany, Connie Cappos. If you four—same routine. If you could remain standing for just a moment. Raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do/yes. HEAUKULANL All right. Same rules. If you would, you can be seated. Welcome. Thank you for being here. Same rules please speak directly into the microphone so we get a good transcript. Start out with giving us your full name and where you reside, and you have three minutes to tell us what's on your mind. HENRY: Aloha. HEAUKULANI/MOSES: Aloha. HENRY: My name is Mahealani Kaiwikuamo`okekuaokalani Henry, and I am a Kumu `Elele o Na Kapuna and that means I am a teacher, messenger for the ancestors so we're talking about pre -Christian. We're talking about ancient. We're talking about my home that this `Hina, our 7 EXHIBIT A