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From: Maki Morinoue
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2021 1:57 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: My Written Testimony for Dec 8th 1 pm
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Aloha Kakou
My name is Maki Morinoue I am from Holualoa, District 6.
I am testifying for two things, Bill 91 (C491) and Res. 276-21, Higashihara Park
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I support Bill 91 (0491) to BAN Glyphosate on County Parks! Amending ChapUW 15,-by
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adding a new article 12 prohibiting use of glyphosate-based pesticides in County Parks and
Recreational Facilities is wonderful. It is great to know that Parks and Recreation is trying to
move in this direction as a collaborative effort. It is an easy line to see how it impacts us all
and especially our children.
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I support Res. 267-21 towards maintaining our only current playground in Kona that i
services a wider range of age group and it's in a cooler climate for our children to play
in. Higashihara park is in need of serious support. It is the only semi inspiring and
imaginative playground we have here in Kona. Kona needs a more exciting, thoughtful &
inspiring playground facilities like Hilo, Volcano, Waimea and Waikaloa has.
KOMPAN has an impactful playground, with research that reflects brain, emotional,
vestibular system balancing, hand and feet stimulation that addresses a more challenging,
creative, inclusive play concept that is designed to prepare children for learning and to obtain
emotional balance.
This play space also services our ohana outside of Kona who commute through or work in
Kona. As a parent I get to meet people outside of Kona at our favorite playground,
Higashihara Park.
We need this in Kona for our next generation. Kona lacks such a space and I advocate to
envision something more for our next generation as our families face the stress of jobs,
mental emotional illness and a massive housing crisis. I am a parent and 4th generation
community contributor here from Holualoa that is facing displacement out of Hawaii State
directly linked to the lack of affordable housing.
A playground must become a safe sanctuary space for families. It must provide our children
the support for a regenerative self care experience that we all need through physical play
during a time of high stress, computer technology and Zoom meetings. The uncertainty with {
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COVID adds on a prolonged layer to an already degrading culture impacted with an
imbalanced of offshore profit model that benefits the few.
Please support a better future for us all. No more Glyphosate, no more Roundup & let's give
our keikis a regenerative play space.
Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka 'Aina I Ka Pana Comm. No
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