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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2023 8:40 PM
To: Council Testimony r
Subject: Written Testimony re: Resolution 372-23 y -<.
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Aloha Chair Kimball and Hawai'i County Council members,
My name is Lynn Ryan of 75-6016 Alii Dr#134, Kailua Kona, Hi.
I am writing to you to reject the funds requested by the mayor to hire outside counsel to fight Hui Malama Honokohau v.
County of Hawai'i and instead approve the restricted use of the funds for the sole purpose of hiring outside counsel to
negotiate a settlement with Hui Malama Honokohau.
Lets talk this thru.Water and Wastewater treatment is needed especially in that area of Hawaiian Homelands homes. Moku o
Keave growth by Hawaiian people and others is coming, like it or not. Our reefs deserve better.
For decades,the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment plant has released millions of gallons of treated sewage into groundwater
that flows into our Honokohau Harbor,causing irreversible damage to the surrounding nearshore waters and the countless
lives that depend on them. Maui County spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over eight plus years fighting a similar lawsuit
over their Lahaina Wastewater Treatment Plant,to ultimately lose in the US Supreme Court.County of Maui v. Hawai`i Wildlife
Fund has now set the precedent for Kealakehe and many other groundwater polluters. Please do not let Mayor Roth make the
same mistake as Mayor Victorino. Do not approve the funds requested by the mayor and use your powers to urge the
administration to settle the litigation, upgrade the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant,and do what is right for Hawai'i's
environment and people.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your Zip Code]
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