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COUNTY OF HAWAII
Written and Oral Testimony for Res. 81-21: MAGIC SANDS OF LA'ALOA RECEIVED .�
TMK 7-7-004:063, Land Acreage: 8.814 acres Time (I:g? te. 8y __
Date APR 1 9 2021
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Subject: Testimony for Res. 81-21, Parcel TMK 7-7-004:063, MAGIS SANDS OF LA'ALOA
Dear County Committee, Commissioner and County Council Members,
My name is Eileen Kiyoko Morinoue Nanni, born and raised in Holualoa Village, Kona, Hawaii,
year 1946. Herewith, I present both my written testimony and a request for oral testimony for
this parcel of land.
It has been recently brought to my attention the concern for this parcel of land being considered
for purchase by the County of Hawaii, as well as 2 other parcels of land located within very
close proximity to this one, and one of which, I have submitted a written testimony and a request
for an oral testimony; with another final one to follow this one.
Thank you for taking the time to read my written testimony and to put onto the schedule for April
20 2021, my request for an oral testimony.
This particular parcel of land, a sizable 8.814 acreage, is located directly across Alii Drive,
mauka of Pahoehoe Beach Park. It presents itself as an advantageous property to not only
enlarge the park, should the County of Hawaii wish to do so, but it would also ensure the
existing park's safety from flood waters that would flow through this property and could spill over
into Pahoehoe Beach Park.
On April 14, 2021, I submitted to Jean Muramoto and the County Committee, my testimony for
Res. 83-21, KE ALA KAKOU (Holualoa Community Forest), TMK 76-004-003, Land Acreage:
2.488 acres, who returned a reply stating she had forwarded it to those in charge of written
testimonials. In my testimony, I mentioned that Ke Ala Kakou, Holualoa Community Forest is
located in the hazardous FEMA Flood Zone. If I am not mistaken, Magic Sands of La'Aloa, TMK
7-7-004:063 is also affected by water flowing down the mountainside that rushes quickly, with
very little filtration, bringing rubble down towards and often, into the ocean.
Not only for the protection of Pahoehoe Park but that recently, 50 condominium units were about
to be built here but that effort was successfully dissuaded by strong community effort, however,
its purchase by investors, will rise up again. Therefore, my plea to your high sense of
responsibility and stewardship to the greater community of people is to persuade you to
purchase this stretch of land and direct your keen foresight of such a valued purchase towards
further visualization of the significance these acquired acreage will add into the legacy of our
Hawaii(ana).
Comm. No. 1614
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Ref. Date APR 2 0 2021
This property has many archeological structures and burial sites that should be protected and
preserved, for we have lost much too many such sites to developers who have destroyed,
knowingly or unknowingly archeological sites in Kona and around our island of Hawaii.
We have an opportunity today to protect further loss of historical sites, to provide another area
of cultural learning for our local community and younger generations to come, to acquire further
knowledge of their heritage and to expand their understanding of who came before us and the
culture of our inherent Hawaii to be continually preserved and remembered.
The wave of big business, the more than often land acquisitions made to attract more tourism,
the loss of our future generation's appreciation and visual memory of our culture and history is
also causing further danger to our ocean and its ocean living creatures, all of which island
people are affected by. Luxury condominiums/hotels/guesthouses can and often do threaten the
quality and health of our ocean water and beaches with faulty sewage leakages. I know of a
friend, who lost his leg, up to his thigh, from sitting on one local beach, where he picked up a
fast-moving bacteria that was sure to take his life, had his limb not been cut off. Thankfully, after
many, many months of visits to the doctor and months of care from his wife, he is doing well
enough today, minus one limb.
In conclusion, I wish to add this thought. Green open space matters greatly! It matters because
without what we have left of it to purchase to preserve our heritage, we need it to protect our
growing economy, by ensuring a safe and healthy natural well-balanced eco-environment, from
which islanders, short term and long term visitors can enjoy, from both land and sea. Further
commercial and tourist oriented land development can cause a severe threat to life as we once
knew, and become very much like what many shoreline cities on the mainland USA look like,
case in point, southern California and Florida.
I believe in your high sense of moral duty and responsibility, your imperative concern for the true
well-being of our people, culture and traditions, and furthermore, your integrity to commit to our
community's fortune.
Thank you for your valued time, your willingness to read through this entire testimony.
Mahalo nui loa,
Ms. E. Kiyoko Morinoue Nanni