HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0349.545 2006-2008 Swallow, Linda
From: dmiller@hawaiian. net
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 5:07 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Miller, 6115107 = No Luxury Development in Ka'u
Hawaii County Councilmembers
Aloha Hawaii County Councilmembers,
The community has spoken loud and clear: SAVE PUNALU'U! Please heed their call and vote
for the reso 169-07.
It is time to reunite the community behind a positive plan to improve the quality of life
in Ka'u without sacrificing the environment.
It is also time to tell the big developers that Hawaii has sacrificed enough to big
business and mainland money. We must save what we now have before it is gone forever. Here
are some of the things that the people who love Hawaii want to make
known:
Councilmembers please support Resolution 169-07 because it will:
- protect much needed open-space, critical habitat, and cultural heritage in Ka'u.
- support local initiatives to educate our children and re-connect with the land.
- help to save honu 'ea (hawksbill turtle) nesting grounds and many endangered native
species from extinction.
- help to protect 9 heiau (temple) and several key wahi pana (sacred sites) from
desecration.
- prevent unwanted development of luxury homes and resorts.
- reunite the community behind a positive use of this public trust resource.
- show the world that community-based development can save the environment and improve
people's lives.
Mahalo,
Dick Miller
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