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Re Parc" els 1-4 003i0201i .4-003:019 (Honolulu Ahupua'a, Puna, Hawai'i) o
:Aloha CFia1rand Committee Members, - ?y r
My name is w and I submit this testimony in strong support of the
County s acgWsition�of parcels-4-003.020 and 1-4-003:019 under the Public Access, Open o
Space 9d)Natural Resources„se Prervation Commission (PONC) program. These parcels
wcompnse he entire ahupua'a f`Honolulu In Puna, a wahi pane of deep cultural, historical,
3,a,?'andecologicalimportance� _ �,,.
f 1 am a=Iineal�descendaof Honolu�tour ohana has already documented through official
blrth=certlficap subm tied to the'Mayors fiffic'e My Tutu Mary Kau'i�Kuamo'o Kellfpio was i.
bum in'H olulu mlti8d nd'caisad there:a� s achildriAlthough she eventually moved to„Hilo, ;
Honolulu remamedther cherished ainaanauSh�e returned oftgn wdh ou��`ohana to fish
camp and be'nounsheddby the°land'and seal ofher birthplace These memories and practices
;continue£to guide ou�gpr,+",ohanatoday^ Mra
alvillage cor0plex wlth,house sites
agncu[tural features�an kupu abunals emakai parcel provides shoreirae access vdat to
f . subslsterice flshr g5sustaming5y59eneratiors' of Puna=farnrhes� lncludmg oursTo us this is not
� �h just la ��,t�is4h e=hwng oundation>to 0 ge�n�eal�o ��{� n� and,,ourr3kuteana ..", F , T Rt
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