Communication No. 2018-23- Janice Palma-Glennie NELHA Testimony

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Communication No. 2018-23 • Non point source runoff including petrochemicals are a threat to groundwater and fragile nearshore waters • Lighting from the project could further confuse the travel and overall health of migratory and endemic birds as we've seen many times when light is injected into an area of that coastline. • The sensitive and protected Kaloko-Honokohau National Park would be a nearby neighbor of this development which clearly does not add to its protection. • An environmentally -based enterprise like NELHA should not be depending upon funding from polluting, petroleum-based, commercial development like a gas station and paved parking lots near the shoreline. In conclusion, we feel that there is no compelling need to build a gas station on the makai Side of Queen Ka'ahumanu highway when other facilities exist nearby including at the entrance to Kohanaiki Shores and public beach park which may not be noted in this EA since it states that the closest gas station is 3 miles away, which kohanaiki is not. We hope that this agency, at minimum, will require that a full EIS be done for this proposal to insure that our county's land use planning, natural resources, and strong social connections are not be further undermined by poor, developer -driven planning as has been the case in the past. Mahalo and sincerely, Janice Palma -Glenne For Surfrider Foundation's Kona Kai Ea chapter