HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0279.023 2020-2022 From: tre flower
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:12 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Oppose nomination of Ms. Sani Armbruster
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Aloha County Council Members,
I'm submitting testimony in opposition to the nomination of Ms. Shani Armbruster to the Leeward Planning
Commission. Our community needs to commissioner who understands and can properly represent the values of our
community. Our `ohana feel anyone who has not lived in Hawaii more than 10 years will not have enough
understanding of the struggles and values of our unique community.
Our island's ecosystem, landscape and people are uniquely intertwined. A short period of living here and background
in development will not serve our community best. I do support someone like Ku`ulei Keakealani, a Native Hawaiian
female applicant with generations of connection to the people and stories of this land. Ms. Keakealani has
professional experience as the Cultural Director for Hui Aloha Kiholo and Ka`upulehu Intepretive Center at
Kalaemano. In addition she has been a community service member with numerous organizations including the
Federal Rivers and Trails Conservation (RICA) Program, Kai Kuleana Network, Hui Loko Network, Hawaii
Association for the Education of Young Children, Ka`upulehu Foundation, and Pu`uwa`awa`a Advisory Council to
name a few.
Currently, we need a commissioner who understands this `aina and the needs of its people. Ms. Armbruster's seven
years as a resident and development manager in West Hawaii does not represent this perspective. I urge you to vote
"NO" on Communication 279.
me ka ha`aha`a,
Tiare HewLen(representing `ohana HewLen (9 people))
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