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From: Susan Champeny
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:21 AM
To: Council Testimony; Kamala Anthony
Subject: Support of Res. 60-23
Aloha e Council Members,
Attached please find the Wai'uli We Count letter of support. In case you can not read the PDF,the text of the letter is
included below my signature line.
Mahalo Nui,
Su Champeny
Wai'uli We Count Project Coordinator
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March 21, 2023
Aloha e Chair Kimball and County of Hawaii Councilors,
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 Wai'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,
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Susan Champeny
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