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From: Meredith Buck
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 12:50 PM
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To: Council Testimony COUNTY of HAWAITI
Subject: Testimony OPPOSING Bills 52 & 53 RECEIVED
Date AUG1 2021
Aloha mai kakou,
I am writing to submit testimony in severe opposition to Bills 52 and 53 affecting the lot TMK(3)-7-3-005:015 Ward
in Palisades/Kalaoa.
Because the proposed development would destroy a pre-contact dwelling which is a SIIPD site, I do not support it.
Further, any loss of Agriculture land on a severely food insecure island in the midst of global climate catastrophe is a
very, very dangerous thing. We also need real solutions to truly affordable housing for local and native people, not
empty promises or manipulative claims used only to gain approval for development.
Many current residents of Kalaoa are already supplying food to our local grocery stores and communities. Rezoning
any part of this land would undermine their efforts, contributions to the community, and ability to stay in FIawai I i. I
would like to reference the testimony submitted by Jaime Funakoshi and add my voice in support.
Rejecting this proposal provides an opportunity to protect a culturally important site, while simultaneously supporting
local sustainability AND preserving native and local presence in their own home lands. All of these things make
Hawai'i, Hawai'i, and I know nobody wants to lose that. To this end, please vote NO on Bill 52 and Bill 53.
Mahalo for your time and consideration.
-Meredith Buck
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Ref. Deate AUG 1 6 2021