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<br />UNGER: Thank you, ma’am. For the record, what is your \[applause from the audience\] what is <br />your last name? <br /> <br />FREITAS: Freitas. <br /> <br />UNGER: Freitas. Mahalo. Simmy McMichael. \[Ms. McMichael displayed a collage of <br />photographs in front of the Commissioners.\] Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or <br />affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? <br /> <br />P. MCMICHAEL: Yes, I do. <br /> <br />UNGER: Please state your name and area of residence. <br /> <br />P. MCMICHAEL: I’m Paula Simmy McMichael and I reside Kailua-Kona, Kahalu‘u and <br />Hōlualoa, in the Ahupua‘a I and II of Hōlualoa. Okay, I know I have three minutes. It’s really <br />hard for me; I can go on and on for days. I do have a lot of information, but I really want you to <br />just say no to this. And, you know, living in this ahupua‘a since the 70’s, it’s really special, and <br />the more I learned about it, the more I need to protect, because of what people don’t know, and <br />what I know, I really need to share. And I really didn’t want to file for a contested hearing. It <br />takes a lot of energy, and I’m very emotional about it, and it stresses me, and everything falls <br />back. So I know I have three minutes, so I hope my picture tells a thousand words to you. You <br />know, the iwi kupuna-s, they are real. The mana is real. It’s not just mana in the iwi; it’s <br />everywhere. And when they are unrested, I feel it, and I don’t even, can’t explain it, you know, I <br />don’t even want to go there because you, maybe a half of these people won’t understand. But <br />my Kahalu‘u property, it’s the largest archaeology site ever found in the State of Hawai‘i. It’s <br />documented. This is part of it, because this is where the chiefs lived. They thrived. Why? <br />Because of the cultural, it’s all about the cultural. And the kings and the chiefs were all on Ali‘i <br />Drive. Do you know why it’s called Ali‘i Drive? Because it was for the ali‘i-s. You know, they <br />had plantationers and they had workers, but this was their spot. And because it’s so rich in the <br />soil, rich – okay, sorry, uh, sorry, you can look at the pictures, I’ve written everything I could for <br />you. But that’s where I stand. <br /> <br />UNGER: Thank you. Mahalo. \[Applause from the audience.\] <br /> <br />The testimony ended at 10:24 a.m. <br /> <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Noriko Sauer, Secretary <br /> Leeward Planning Commission <br />10 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />