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From: George Wilson
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 1:17 PM
To: Roth, Mitch D; Mansour, Ramzi; Command, Robert H; Council Testimony,,-'Sako,'
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Cc: Mary Ellen Smith; Ellen Wilson;Julie Creighton CO
Subject: Kahalulu Line Item
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There are 69 cesspools and 14 septic tanks along Alii Drive and more mauka in thg"-,
Kahalu'u area. There are no sewer lines for 1-mile in Ali'i Drive from Kahalu'u Beach (at
Makolea St.) to Queen Kalama. Sewage pollutes the ocean when it seeps through the
porous volcanic/sand at high tides. Septic tanks are not the answer, the leach lines put
urine and polluting household chemicals directly into the soil. Septic tanks can fill up at
king tides or tsunamis and overflow. The best way to protect the bay is to get the 1-mile
of sewer line "shovel-ready" so that the County can apply for funding. This means
funding the Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment and
engineering studies to figure the project cost. This must be done this year to get the
project "shovel ready".
We have one of least polluted ocean ecosystems in the world that provides employment
and income for many not to mention the immense benefit to natural beauty, marine life,
and the environment from protecting and preserving this rare and slowly vanishing
resource. After it is lost, we cannot repair it without much greater financial sacrifice than
fixing it now.
Sincerely,
George and Ellen Wilson
77-212 Mahiehie St., Kaillua Kona 96740
Cornin. N,,.
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