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Murashige, Laura
From: Melissa Fleming [mfleming@co.hawaii.hi.us]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:03 AM
To: cou nciltestimony@co. hawaii. hi. us
Subject: FW: SAVE PUNALU'U! MAHALO. 6 ~7 ~ ~ .r [.iq c~ ! y
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From: Bob Jacobson [mailto:bjacobson@co.hawaii.hi.us)
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:27 PM
To: Fleming, Melissa
Subject: FW: SAVE PUNALU'U! MAHALO.
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From: Dinda Evans [mailto:dindamcp4@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:03 AM
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Subject: SAVE PUNALU~U! MAHALO.
It is a falsehood that if we save Punalu'u there will
be no more jobs in Ka'u. The Developers who wish to
build over a thousand luxury homes at Punalu'u and
destroy these sacred lands are spreading false
information and propaganda throughout Ka'u to
manipulate the truth about jobs in Kau. They are
offering financial rewards to those who support their
project and working directly with the local Press to
spread these falsehoods. DO NOT BELIEVE what you read
in the Ka'u Calendar. In the May issue, it reports
that "Ka'u Preservation states that they will support
only their plan, regardless of what the majority of
the people choose.' This is not true and we have
demanded an immediate retraction. Ka'u Preservation
has held countless public meetings (some of the
largest public meetings ever in Ka'u) seeking input
from the community and would never go against the
majority of the people in Ka'u, who infact support
saving Punalu'u. The group known as OKK (O Kau Kakou)
has attempted to mislead the community of Ka'u by
pretending to be a grass roots organization that is
"negotiating" with the developer. They claim that they
represent Ka'u. But infact, they have received funding
guarantees and free T-shirts from the developer and
according to Pat Blew, the actual developer, as
reported in the HONOLULU STAR HULLETIN(MOnday, April
9) "The resort is supported in the Kau community by a
group called O Kau Kakou (We Are Kau) So we ask,
how can a group supported by the developer negotiate
with the developer??
We believe that by saving and protecting our natural
and cultural resources we will be enhancing the
economic future of Ka'u for future generations. By
protecting Punalu-u as a "Living Classroom" we will
bring better jobs to Ka'u through educational and
culturally based careers that our youth will be proud Comm. No._J 4~
to pursue. By working tegether and making YOUR voice Ref. 7p;
heard, WE CAN SAVE PUNALU'U! MAHALO.
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