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From: Dexter Keawe Vredenburg
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 10:04 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Communication 279
Aloha, Hawaii County Council Members,
I'm submitting testimony in opposition to the nomination of Ms. Shani Armbruster to the Leeward Planning
Commission (Communication 279 is the confirmation of Ms. Shani Armbruster to the Leeward Planning
Commission). Ms. Armbruster has been a full time Hawaii island resident for only seven years. During these seven
years, she has served as a Project Manager for Tinguley Development, one of West Hawaii's largest real estate
development and general contracting firms.
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At this time, we are aware that Mayor Roth could have nominated 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`upulehn Intepretive Center at Kalaemanb. 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.
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. Please allow Ms Ku'ulei Keakealani to compete against Ms Armbruster. Ms Keakealani has
many decades of community service experience and has earned the respect of the community. She is not experienced
only in real estate development as is Ms. Armbruster.
Mahalo nui.
D. Keawe ehu Vredenburg
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