HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0571.000 2006-2008 Emily I. Naeole ~
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Mailing Address: ~'•h,« N~.+p` Business Address:
(Former County Building 333 KF[auea Avenue, Second Floor
25 Aupuni Street Ben Franklin Building
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Hawai `i County Council
County of Hawai `i
Telephone: (808) 96/-8267 Facsimile: (808) 961-8912
MEMORANDUM
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DATE: July 26, 2007
TO: Pete Hoffmann, Chair
And Members of the Hawaii County Council
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FROM:' Emily Naeole, Council Member
RE: County Acquisition of Cape Kumukahi in the District of Puna
Attached please find for your review a resolution authorizing the director of
finance, pursuant to chapter 2, article 42, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended), to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of Cape Kumukahi in the District
of Puna.
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beach of pa`ald, or rounded boulders, called Klholo was
in former times one of the most famous 'opihi grounds ' "
in Puna. By common agreement among the area resi- ,a'~r,~` w~'
dents, no commercial harvesting was allowed, so 'opihi i a ~
were always available for home consumption. In recent a`~ : 3 zd'+
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yeazs, however, the tremendous demand for 'opihi and a~ O1° C^ay x~+~ - t,rkT
the high prices it commands in the local markets has ~ / ' xw•ao
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sane ~ a ''1'0"'R'
caused the well-known Puna grounds such a3 Kfholo to Hen ,pl ~ ~ Laimana}l~ ~ , ~ TI~UEPOO[5
be heavily picked. As a result, not only has the 'opihr ~ m _ ~~:v
nog Kapoho
supply been drastically reduced, but many drownings f m
have occurred in and around Nhndwale Park, where the ( ` ~,ie,° A
ocean is almost always rough and waves pound Nuew,m° )
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relentlessly against the sea cliffs. Eau+~ ISAAC: HALE BEACH
Fishermen, too, have been swept off the rocks to their ~ oo;W ~ Po1a}, ag' . PARK
deaths and many boats crippled by engine or other EAVATREe 4 `
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problems have been lost along this coast, dashed to Y,,a'
destruction against the rocky shoreline by the strong ~am° NACKENZIE
currents, waves, and wind. ]hiring periods of calm seas ~ SAREARECREAT1pN
some diving is done from boats offshore, but shark K.°l.hlw Eeii ~ _
sightings aze common and the sharks are reported to be vOiRt Eal.en ta~ . . •ty+6+E,o
much more aggressive than in other areas. PRhO° la Eau.
Inland of N2nawale Park the heavi] ve elated land x.R•aleaa
comprises the Nitttawale Forest Reserve, an important y,a„~ Y
nesting area of io, the Hawauan hawk. Nesting sites
have also been reported in the neighboring mauka por- ,¢a. '
[ions of Wa`awa'a, Kahuwal, and Halepua'a. The birds ~ K,i,Pan, xa r<w
themselves range for miles aad are often seen at the ,sssrioa; rsul«
S110reliRe. f KEHENA BEACH
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Our way [from Kapohol now lay over a very rugged
tract of country: Sometimes for a mile or two we were omll., + ' ~ '
obliged [o walk along on the top of a wall four feet high KA1M0 -
and about three feet wide, formed of fragments of lava Kamata'u4 Hefau ~ r
that had been collected from the surface of the enclosures 2 KYm KAIMO PEACH PARK ~
lRlx4 Sand eexh)
W111Ch thCRe WaIlS aUrfoanded. We Were, howeYer, HARRY K. BR[riYN
cheered with a beautiful prospect; for the land, which REACH PARK
rose gradually towards [be mountains, a few miles [o the ~ x ca.a nrRNuye
westward of us, presorted av almost enchanting appear-
ance. Rosa)
The plain was covered with verdure; and as we sae Mewwa o.raena wii•aEa Hnaa
advanced, a woody eminence, probably some ancient o-aa~,s.aiPa~e,~a+
crater, frequently arose from the gently undulated sar- Rcw,w n.
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face, while groups of hills, clothed with trees of various votcwNOES Pviiucis Aw
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foliage, agreeably diversified the scene. NAnoNAI. PARK Per
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