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January 23, 2024
Cindy Freitas
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January 24, 2024
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RE: Bill 107 (Reference: Comm. 609)
He Mele komo a he mele aloha no na kupuna o ke au i hala Aloha mai kakou.
Aloha,
My name is Cindy Freitas and I'm a Native Hawaiian descended of the native inhabitants of Hawai'i
prior to 1778 and born and raised in Hawai'i.
I am also a practitioner who still practice the cultural traditional customary practices that was instill in
me by my grandparents at a young age from mauka (MOUNTAIN TO SEA) to makai in many areas.
I'm OPPOSING BILL 107 (SECOND OR FINAL READING) for the following reasons:
In 2009 County General Plan shows a proposed connection to Railroad Avenue by a future Puna mid-
level collector. The Pana'ewa homestead community OPPOSED the connection of the mid-level
connector to Railroad Avenue in the 2009 regional plan and reiterated their opposition in this regional
plan update. (See First Amendment of U.S. Constitution and In re Pa Pelekane, 21 Haw. 175, 185
(1912); State v Jadwin, 85 S. W. 490-92 (Tex. Civ.App.)
In 2016 the Final Pana'ewa Regional Plan. States that there are 200 to 3000 cars on a daily bases going
thought Railroad Avenue.(see Pana'ewa Regional Plan chrome-
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On March 15, 2022 Hawaiian Homes Commissioner has testify in OPPOSITION of HB 1403 HD1.
With an adoption of DHHL Pana'ewa Regional Plan in 2016. In this plan utilization of Rail Road
Avenue would unjustly burden Pana'ewa homestead lessees with additional traffic. The DHHL
Regional plan did identify potential alternative routes that could alleviate trafficking coming into Hilo
from Puna and avoid adverse impacts to Pana'ewa Homestead lessees. (See Chapter 673; Pana'ewa
Regional Plan 2016)
The surrounding land ownership and uses are major land uses in the vicinity that generate noise and
pollution. The County solid wast facilities (landfill, transfer station, green waste) and a future Mass
Transit Agency base yard lie to the east. An unencumbered DHHL, parcel lies between the County
facilities and the ag. Homestead lots. The homestead and core commercial lots are beyond the
threshold and airport noise contour. Two of the outlying large unencumbered lots are within the noise
contour. The County drag strip borders one of the large unencumbered parcels designated for
Residential homestead lots.
Therefore Pana'ewa Homestead has been putting up with POLLUTION from County solid wast
facilities and NOISE from County drag strip and also NOISE from State Airport in all do respect to HB
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1403 HD1. This study will put another unjustly burden on Pana'ewa Homestead lessees by adding to
the existing problems.
Mahalo,
/s/
Cindy Freitas
Beneficiary