HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0459.081 2024-2026From: Karen and Dale Kimmerle
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 9:10 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: SUPPORT COUNTY PURCHASE OF HONOLULU LANDING PROPERTY
Dear Councillors,
In its Public Access, Open Spaces, and Natural Resources Preservation program, Hawai'i 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 honorthe'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.
Sincerely, Karen Kimmerle
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Pahoa, HI 96778
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