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Harry Kim <br />fait'or <br />Wil Okabe <br />1,1anaging Director <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />urnifgCir f <br />Mffirr of flit ATM <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />April 2, 2018 <br />Senator Kaialil Kahele, Chair <br />Committee on Higher Education <br />Hawail State Capitol, Room 211 <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair <br />Committee on Water and Land <br />Flawail State Ca itol, Room 211 <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair <br />Committee on Ways and Means <br />awail State Capitol, Room 211 <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Dear Chairs Kahele, Rhoads and Dela Cruz, and Committee Members: <br />Re: HB 1985, Proposed SD 1 Relating to Land Use (Mauna Kea) <br />Hearing Date 04/05/2018 —9 30 am; Conference Room 211 <br />As much as 1 appreciate the interest this Legislature has in resolving issues <br />surrounding management of our beautiful and sacred mountain, Mauna Kea, 1 cannot <br />support HB1985 Proposed SD 1. On the other hand, 1 also appreciate the foresight it <br />takes to have a legislative vehicle available, in case action is necessary to implement a <br />solution that fulfills the mountain's destiny and the desires of the parties. If that is the <br />goal of this proposed SD 1, I applaud it. <br />Mauna Kea can be a symbol of international cooperation. The mission of the <br />place is to he a beacon of hope for the world. The vision includes bringing world <br />recognition of the Hawaiians, their achievements as well as the wrongs done to them. <br />The mission of this mountain is not just to showcase that, but to showcase to the world <br />the beauty of the cosmopolitan people of Hawaii and the possibility of harmony and <br />peace. Where else, hut this little place in the ocean, to have countries commit to that? <br />To a lot of people, Mauna Kea is not a place for science, it is part of their soul. If <br />we are going to enter into that sacred space, we must do so with care and caution and <br />compassion. <br />County of Hawaii is an Equal Opporlunity Provider and Emp!oyer <br />