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Aloha Councillors,
Clive cheetham
Friday, August 29, 202518:38 AM
Council Testimony
SUBJECT: SUPPORT for RES. 285-2S
In its Public Access, Open Spaces, and Natural Resources Preservation program, Hawaii County
boasts one of the most innovative and forward -looking conservation tools that counties anywhere in
the US have at their disposal. Simply put, we have the opportunity to protect important heritage lands
by putting them into County ownership, using property tax dollars. As a lover of forests, watersheds,
coastal habitat, and Hawaiian culture —are criteria for PONC acquisition —I join the many voices
calling for Honolulu Landing to be purchased through the program. With so much development
pressure in Hawai'i, now is more than ever a time to set aside valuable lands, protecting them from
the vagaries of the private property marketplace. Several local nonprofit community groups, including
groups led by people of Hawaiian ancestry, are ready and have the capacity to steward this property,
gradually developing methods of public access that honor the 'aina and embody kuleana. Time is of
the essence, with the current owners motivated to sell. Please add your vote in support of this
important acquisition. I have lived in Koa'e (near Kapoho) since 1980.
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