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Public Testimony Hawaii County Council
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Preserrted bY: Abraham Kamakaw,iv~eaole
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Statemerrt.
I Abraham kantakawiwpole make testimony to Hawaii County Council as the author ity
over the 2000 ac~ros on the Hamakua Coas~ of Hawaii petition for the etYectice and
equitable use of the i' nd. From a his~.:rioal and cultural perspective, my family and my
race of people the Native Hawaiian ltas been given the inalienable right to stewardship of
Otis land called Hawaii. It is my birthright to exercise my natural claim to this land. As a
long time resident of the Hamakua Coast it is also my fiduciary responsibility to propose
what I and the community constituency believe to be an effective community based
proposal for the use of the 2000 acres in question.
I have delivered narrative proof of the mismanagement of the Hamakua Coast by local
government in a failure to provide a strategic plan for the etective attd equitable use of
the land. The sugar industry started to phase out its operations in the eazly seventies. For
more than a generatior• the local county government has had time to prepare for this day.
I make my presentation in concept for the effective and equitable use of the land. bfy
petition in this wide format of a memorandum of understanding is presented this day with
the hope that an agreement of understanding and a cooperative spirit might exist behveen
.dl concerned parties for the betterment of the people of the Big Island and [he State of
Hawaii in general.
As cesnfied by: l '
Abraham Kamakawiwsole Date
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Statement of Problem:
Hawaii County Government has failed to provide strategic planning for the said Hamakua
lands currenth in unuse. Current and p, st government administrations have failed to
provide a defined plan for the ge~t~*-al use of the Hamakua lands in yuestion.
Background:
Mr. Abraham Ikamakawiwaole represents a commm~ity-based initiative to put into use
2000 acres of the Hamakua coast Mr. Kamakawiwgole proposes to manage the entire
2000-acre pazcel for the betterment of the local Hamakua Coast residence providing
economic and agricultural opportunities that the government has failed to provide.
Proposed Plart
The proposal for the use of 2000 acres in the Hamakua area calls for alour-phase
development plan putting all 2000 acres into diversified agriculture. The proposal break
down is to address areas in:
• Livestock
• Yhazmaceuticals
• Genetic Altered Seed Farming
• Tropical Erotic Fruits
Benetlt:
The proposal by Mr. iantakawiwt~le provides a cost ef2ective management system
employing local farmers in a cooperative eRort reducing the industrial impact nn the
carrying capacity of the land, thus preserving the environmental integrity of the Hamakua
Coast in addition to its positive economic impact. 'this proposal calls for a stepped
approach to the full development of 2000 arras in strategic phases allowing the
government and communih' to enter into a partnership providing maximum benefit to the
Big Island and the Stale of Iiawsii.