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Murashige, Laura <br /> From: Glen Winterbottom [gwinterbottom@msn.com] <br /> <br /> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 7:06 AM <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Support of Resolution 169-07 <br /> Dear Hawaii County Council, <br /> <br /> As a 29-year resident of Naalehu Town and a fourth-generation resident of the Hawaiian <br /> Islands, 2 would like to express my strong support for Resolution 169-70 that would allow <br /> the county to purchase the shoreline and adjacent areas at Punalu'u and Ninole using <br /> federal matching funds. <br /> As succinctly noted in a soon-to-be-submitted Historic District Nomination £or the <br /> Punalu'u to Ninole coastal plain and bluff: "The significance of the <br /> Punalu'u/Wailau/Ninole coastal complex as a whole greatly outweighs that of it's <br /> individual components. Indeed, this compact complex stands as a virtual three-dimensional <br /> timeline of Hawaiian history and prehistory, documenting not only the life and lore of <br /> Ka'u's ancient feudal society, but also the profound transitions that occurred with the <br /> introduction of Christianity and commercial-scale sugar cane cultivation. Here remnants of <br /> the days of stone impliments and human sacrifices intermingle with reminders of railroads <br /> and steamships to form an incredibly unique tapestry of the ages." <br /> <br /> As a prominent part of the longest surviving wild shoreline left in the State of Hawaii, <br /> the Punalu'u coastal zone is eminently worthy of governmental protection, and the County <br /> Council should do it's part to see that the entire Ka'u shoreline is protected in <br /> perpetuity for future generations to enjoy. The lasting economic benefits for Ka'u <br /> District and the entire County of Hawaii of preserving intact this irreplaceable resource <br /> will eventually dwarf any short-term gain that could be realized from developing it. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Glen M. Winterbottom <br /> P.O. Box 109 <br /> Naalehu, Hawaii 96772 <br /> Ph. 929-9060 <br /> , <br /> e <br /> ~7 <br /> Comm. Ha~ <br /> Ref. To: <br /> Ref. Date, JtiN 4 2DD7 <br /> t <br /> <br />