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DISTRIBUTED AT 4-6-23 <br /> WPC HEARING ITEM#1 <br /> ASIAA (PL-SPP-2022-025) <br /> From: Lori Panolao TESTIMONY- L. PANGLAO <br /> To: WPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Special permit app 4/6/23 ASIAA <br /> Date: Wednesday,April 5,2023 8:54:49 AM <br /> To: County of Hawaii, Windward Planning Commission <br /> From: Lori Panglao <br /> Re: Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) <br /> Special Permit Application (PL-SPP-2022-25) <br /> To whom this may concern, <br /> We own property near ASIAA's proposed FRB research site and have have serious <br /> concerns about the negative impact that this development could have on our land, <br /> open spaces, plants and animals, economy and our rural culture. As a result we <br /> oppose their special permit application. We have listed and elaborated upon our <br /> concerns below. <br /> Concern 1: The lack of understanding of Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) of which <br /> this project would be receiving. <br /> • As with all new developments there will be unforeseen consequences. Our <br /> community should not be exposed to this risk. <br /> Concern 2: Radio wave pollution of our "open spaces". <br /> • As noted in ASIAA's application Ka'u is an area with low to no radio wave <br /> pollution. This is a feature of our rural environment that our people, plants and <br /> animals enjoy. To justify a project placement (and the associated radio wave <br /> pollution it will bring) based on the lack of existing pollution is unacceptable. <br /> Concern 3: Injury and death of bees and endemic listed (endangered) species <br /> due to radio wave pollution. <br /> • There is an existing body of scientific evidence that indicates that <br /> electromagnetic and radio fields negatively impact wildlife and plants. <br /> • Located just 2 miles from our forest reserve, the radio waves from this project <br /> could negatively impact the endemic plants and animals nearby. <br /> Concern 4: Negative impact upon our agricultural lands and associated <br /> financial losses. <br /> • Bees are an integral part of the agricultural process. The potential injury and <br /> death of our bees due to radio wave pollution would negatively impact our <br /> farms and threaten our livelihoods. <br />