2019-01-03 Public Testimony Transcript - Piilani Partners SMA 18-070

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Rebellion talking about the urgency with which our government and our elected officials need to switch paradigms. We're in a new world, 2019, happy new year. ROSIER: Good morning. It's hard to follow an act like that, I gotta tell ya. I put this over here so that you could see the symbol while she was talking. CLARKSON: Please introduce ROSIER I didn't CLARKSON: Please introduce yourself ROSIER: Susan Rosier. I didn't come here really to talk about extinction; however, the project that you're looking it absolutely connects to that, and I think that it's time for you folks to start thinking with your heart instead of other people's pocketbooks. We've come to a point onactually, we've exceeded the point—on most of the islands in this archipelago, where you seem to be following the trend that made Oahu such a congested place, and Maui, where I come from, is looking like a mini Oahu. This project originally was to use pipe water. Pipe water. I don't what has changed in the paperwork that allows them to use water from Mauna Kea Aquifer because suddenly, one of the partners has spirituality, and if he truly had spirituality, he would not touch Mauna Kea water at all. Ever. It upsets me that he even found out that it was there. Pipe water was bad enough. We have the number one export from this island is bottled water. What is wrong with you? Even considering one more? The amount of plasticI did recycling on Maui. The amount of plastics is absolutely incredible. You know why? People, people do not save them for recycling, and the reason is because it takes so many of them to make the poundage, and the recycle centers are only, they only have to count 200. So, you can get your nickel back or your six cents back, but by the count, but, you can only count up 200, and that's the reason we have a big plastic problem. Cans are getting recycled. They're easy to smash, and they're done. Bottles lose that little sticker, and it's not allowed. And, that's the reason just so you know. I would like a show of hands of how many people here actually read the SMA. It's eight boxes, and they wouldn't give me an electronic—and I asked months and months ago. They wouldn't give me an electronic copy. They said one wasn't available right there in that office, the Planning office, your folks' office. So, I know you guys are not allowed to answer any questions but can you put your hand up if you read it? Has anybody in here besides me read it? ROHR (from audience): You know, I think you're mistaken. You're thinking of Hu Honua. ROSIER: So—so, you haven't read the SMA, and II really believe that an EIS is required for anybody that's going to drill and just these guys don't have it. You guys are doing permits off of old permits. What in the world does a bottling company have to do with a fish processing plant? Why do they get to skate through on things that were issued years ago that have no relationship to them at all. You are our Commission, and I really appreciate your being here on this job. I understand how hard that is, and these are hard things that I'm asking you. These are hard things EXHIBIT C 9