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Res 80-21: KEAKEALANIWAHINE AT BANYANS (AHUPUA'A OF HOLUALOA) COUNTY CLERK
TMK 7-6-014:013 Land Area (Acreage): 15,372 sq. ft. COUNTY OF HAWAII
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Good Morning!!! Date MAY 0 5 2 21
Thank you to all County Council Members for your time and your sincere consideration in the purchase of
Kealealaniwahine at Banyans.
This is an important cultural heritage site, especially for our native Hawaiians and all of our surf community. It is our
island's favorite surf spot and best kept sacred.
The surf community nourished many generations of our keiki's to teach them the traditional Hawaiian way of living
through a way of surfing. They have created an annual Keiki surf contest which became a proud and important local
event. This intimate property holds a distinct sense of place where this community upholds a higher calling to nurture
the land to sea connection to keep our ocean clean for generations to come.
This piece is very small but it is a very important and much larger piece of land with its land-valuable for the local
community when talking about pride and identity for so many young to old and generations.
There are very few undeveloped parcels along the Kona shoreline. It is vital for the health of our community, culture
and our ocean to have green open space here.
The surf community has already managed to stop a 5 story condominium from being built on this lot. Currently there
is a willing seller and now is that opportunity to save this open space.
We know now that developing along the shoreline causes erosion and pollution in our water.
Although a smaller parcel at 15,372 sq. ft., compared to the rest of the parcels up for vote today, it is located right
where surfers come out of the water and right on the shoreline. It should be a place for the community and for the
health of our water.
I hope you will consider the purchase a must save, of an important and symbolic parcel.
Thank you for your time.
Aloha& Mahalo Nui Loa,
Setsuko Morinoue
Holualoa, HI
Comm. No. 134
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