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Chaireraa~a,.~'ublic Works ~ Intergoverental Relations Cosrnrriittee
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I axo Ming Yo urge the kla~ii County Council to adopt Resolution No. 149-01 in
support ®f Coas~essvvoa~aam patsy 1i~ix~k's bill ~1.It. 1906, t~rhich aa~thorizes the expansion
of Pta'uhosaua ®Honauaaau Kati® Pafl'k by asp to 805 sates.
This proposed cs~pansivn of Pu'uhoa~ua. O Hanatuaau Nationaa. Park is of ut~aost
importance_ These laaads that sa~anr®und the prese~at park bade Iain relatively untouched
sicce a~ieant banes, aBad the presea~~ of the a~Cies.~ I-iavv~mi.ian culn~ is evideasced 13y the
multitude of features seed sites both above geou~ad and belo`v. The liatcal and cultural
descendents of these lands hold theme iat deep reverence, as does the Sooath Dona
co8l~znuiaity.
For the X00,000+ visitors that explore the parl~r yearly, this e~perie~e is o~teta the orally
trtae glia»pse tk~at t>laey get of the h;stoxacal and spiritual esseasce of the k~waiiaYa culture.
The proposed purchase tivvuld exp~ad the park by 805 acres and would provide a very
necessary buf~'er from developgnn for the entire park area., ease, a view plane
and sense ®f-place so importaatt to pr®tect a park ~ritla saach worldwide signi~carice and
atacieaat historical ianpoata~ce.
~®ther fact®r o~ favor of the purchase of 80S acres is the pristyt~e q~lity of the
r:ea€-shore envir®t~ent aloes the klonauraau coastliaae. Percolation of pollutaa~ts, laa~
waste seed sedi~caa!tativra tl~vea8h $hc pern~acable lava. welds is a mayor threat to flee marine
elnviroaament whereve$ develvpz~egat takes place. As rampaYat developnaeaat threatezas the
erstire tNest Hawaii coastlixae, it ~ important tv focus on preserving such. cearresatly pristiaae
asad cultaarally si8aaificar!# places as ~iommasana.e~.
Please help support the oveavvhetmiaag majority - up to 90~/o by receYat pulls -who are
callia~g for the preservation of Iiawaii`s special places. The U.S. ~,cgislature staaads ready
to approve the purchase of these potential parklands, sand your statement of support, iga the
form of a resolution, will help tv make this a lift'.
Thank y°u' \
Cathy ovich
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