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Jeannette L. Cole aka J.C. "Aunt} Jcnn}" Shinpaw HCIZ 1 Box 16 Iicaau, HI 96719 I)ccembcr 7, 198 - Hon. Gov. Benjamin Ii. Ca}~etano coo Governor's Liaison Office, Hilo f Hilo, Hawaii 967'_'0 y Dear Sir, I am writing you regarding a situation which is unfolding before me both to inform } ou of a greater picture taking place which may concern you as well as to seek your approval and dynamic backing of a "'l'ake care of the Aina" project ++'hich seems as ne++• and inno+-ati+•c to me as the :'~-plus program started out being, just a fe++ }ears ago. llecenily, this Letter to the Lditor ++•as printed iu llilo's ""Tribune Herald." It ++•as follo+ced by a fe++ others speaking out for the Overpass in ficaau. To me, an engineering ignorant, an overpass makes no sense in either an earthquake zone or nest to a school zone. And yet these individuals, particularly 'dlr. John Luchau, arc very publicly outspoken for this type of concrete development which he especially deems necessar} by weight of public demand, as he sees it. .,t the same time, I am having a ver}' opposite perspective of ~Ir. Luchau and his co-horts. "To make a long stor}• short, (and as you will find upon revie++•ing the enclosed documents), John Luchau seems to be in the process of doing exactl}~ what he is accusing you of doing, onl} so much more ++'orse. 't'here is an area, namely a 31-acre unimproved expanse owned b}' the Paradise Park Hui Hanalike, lo- cated in the center of Hawaiian Paradise Park, which has remained undeveloped and unroaded. Ethnobotanical beauty, archaeological significance and habitat to many indigenous species of animalia according to reports and evidence are abundant within this area. The 1997 Master Plan for the subdivision currently on file with the County Planning llept., indicates that this area ma}' be of prehistoric or historic significance archaeologicall}~ and ethnobo- tanicall}', and that further research and inventor}' should carefully be done. It is assumed that property owner input and outside expertise +vere acquired at the time the Master Plan +vas made for the land usage. "The area in question is also adjacent to one of my properties within this subdivision where I have a house with possible extensions of this archaeological site on the property. "Phis also allo++•s me a firsthand familiarity with the site in question, as well as completing a }-ear-long familiarization with the nesting habits of the endangered species which dw•e,ll there: the Hawk, the 1'ueo (Ow•1), and the Hoary Bat, among others. I am in the process of becoming increasingly active on the Hui Hanalike here. Frankl}~, sir, I remember receiving news releases from }'our office when you were still Lt. Governor and you +vere in the process of initiating the A-Plus program. 1~1}~ married name then was "1'anagihara", with the t1HH Vulcan News. Now, so man} }'ears later 1 see a ne+v/renewed need to ha+•e a community concern for our sanctuary sites protected in much the w-a}' }~ou sought to protect our good children against the fears of latchkey living. 1 hope you will review these documents with as much anticipation and support as I once viewed those news releases. 'Thank you so ver}~ much. Aloha. Jeannette L. Cole ram ~ lrile ~ta.,._.,., _ _ _ . fief, lo: v~i.~~~ o ~