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From: Brian Burau
Sent: Sunday,July 7, 2024 6:19 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Supporting the use of PONC funds to acquire easements along Waikaloa Stream
Aloha Councilors,
I write in support of Resolution 546-24 and the purchase of easements generally following the Waikoloa Stream from
Church Row in Waimea to the South Kohala Coast. Creating this 14-mile trail supports a healthy and active South Kohala
region. It presents a tremendous opportunity for safe outdoor recreation-and for alternative modes of transportation in
South Kohala,which will reduce automobile traffic and pollution along the highway. The connections people develop through
using the trail will result in new stewards of the land and help in preserving the riparian corridor. And,the 14-mile trail will
provide public access to an area that may otherwise be closed off by various development projects, if easements are not
acquired soon.
I strongly encourage you to approve PONC funds for this worthwhile purpose. What a wonderful investment in the health
and well-being of our community and its residents.
Mahalo, iJ
Brian Burau (Dc-)
Waimea, Big Island
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