HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0349.174 2006-2008 Hawaii County Council Meeting
June 4, 2007
Concerning: Resolution # 169-07
My name is Wilhelmine Shuck. I live in Ka'u and Punaluu.
I object to changing the parameters of a bill that's been worked on for ten
years three times within a month and that is as slippery as an eel under a
rock at Punaluu.
I object to a bill that balloons in size with no realistic plan other than that
being pushed by one private lobbying entity.
Resolution No. 169-07 covers much more land than is currently listed and
prioritized for purchase by the Public Access Open Space and Natural
Resources Preservation Commission. That Commission action only
prioritized the purchase of the Punaluu Beach Park and Ninole Springs
and Pond areas, which included certain oceanfront areas of TMK parcels
(3) 9-6-001: 006, 011, 012 and 003, and TMK (3) 9-5-019: "coastal portions
of various parcels", and not the entire makai SM5 development area. The
PAOSNR Commission's prioritization was based upon the premise that
Punaluu Beach Park should be protected because "adjacent lands are
scheduled for development"; not that any Council action should essentially
stop the development as may be the practical result of Resolution No 169-
07.
I object to Mr. Jacobson's public pronouncement of putting one single
entity in charge of managing this proposed park, an entity with whom he
has declared his personal alliance and allegiance, an entity that refuses to
work with other groups and plans in this beautiful Ka'u District.
Where are the bids required by Procurement Code 103, (see also Hawaii
County Code C-285) for competitive sealed bids on such a project.?
I object to Ka'u Preservation, a group, that is intransigent and that refuses
under any conditions to sit down with other community groups and with
the prospective developers who are seeking public input into what the
community needs and wants in this area.
I strongly support saving Punal'u for the people of Ka u.. I strongly
oppose this bill.
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