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From: Bunnie Lino
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To: Council Testimony i
Subject: Pohoiki Boat Ramp.
Date: Tuesday,July 23,2019 9:41:25 AM
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To Whom It May Concern,
Aloha,My Name is Bunnie Harrington.I am a second generation fisherwomen from Pohoiki,and the wife of Mike
Harrington,a full time commercial fisherman from Pohoiki.Most can't fathom the importance of Pohoiki.Let me
share.To my `ohana,it's not just any boat ramp on the Puna coast,it our second home.It's where our`ohana wait's
for us to return.It's where everyone is there waiting and willing to lend a hand.From bringing your trailer to the
ramp,to helping unload the fish.It's where Aloha and`ohana still bares weight.It doesn't just mean something,it's
Everything to us.The past lawai'a knew our coast well enough to know,there are not many places that will facilitate
a ramp.Our coast is one of the roughest in the state.We don't want anything big or commercialized like Sea
Engineering has proposed. We are simple lawai'a and don't want to attract unwanted guests.
I hope that the State of Hawai'i takes our knowledge and mana'o on this matter and utilizes it.Thank you for
hearing me.
Mahalo,
Bunnie Harrington
IN Mahana
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Comm. No. 2.5
Ref. To: 165unal
Ref. gate JUL 2 3 2019