HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0122.006 2022-2024 P/LAAO
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lM. 122
March 5, 2023
Aloha e Chairman Frank and Commissioners,
I am writing in support of Res. 60-23: funding a Conservation Easement purchase
for the loko i'a known as Kaumaui near the Wai'olena County Park. I have
collaborated with members of the Hui Ho'oleimaluo for more than a year. I have
also personally witnessed their careful and thoughtful stewardship of the Honokea
loko i'a at Wai'uli/Richardsons Ocean Park and testify that they have the capacity
and willingness to care for more of our precious shoreline fishery and limu habitat.
I am currently the project coordinator for the year-old War uli We Count Project,
a community-driven effort to measure human impact on our shoreline parks and
reef. Hui Ho'oleimaluo has generously supported and advised the project from its
very beginning, and continues to do so to this day. It is a privilege and an honor to
work with this amazing team that brings sustainable practices, indigenous
knowledge and stewardship to our wai, kai, and 'aina.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Susan Champeny
War uli We Count Project Coordinator
susanchampeny@gmail.com
waiuliwecount@gmail.com
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