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From: Patricia Martin <br /> To: WPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Punaluu Kau Developement <br /> Date: Tuesday, March 5,2024 12:27:21 PM <br /> I appose most of the Massive Resort plans for the Punaluu Black Sand Beach. My family has <br /> lived there for over 100 years. I lived there since I was six years old, played on the beach with <br /> other children, started a little business just by selling handmade jewelry made with the beans, <br /> shells, seeds from the area to the tourists that came down to the beach for nickels and dimes. <br /> My mom washed our clothes on the rocks by the spring. We got our water from a well. Mom <br /> lived there until she died at the age of 98 and is buried at the little church on the hill <br /> with a lot of our ancestors. She had to lease the land because she couldn't buy it. None of the <br /> owners even offered to sell it to her. I understand that there will always be some changes in <br /> the future,nothing really stays the same,however,the proposal that is before us is massive. I <br /> agree the place could use an upgrade,but the upgrade doesn't need to be that big. I agree the <br /> sewer and water systems need to be upgraded and this should be done first. I agree there <br /> should be a nice restaurant there like it was before for the locals as well as the visitors. Fix up <br /> what is already there like the Aspen. <br /> I agree with a cafe by the tennis and golf club house. But I don't agree with rental houses and <br /> lots more condos and seafood markets. Local vendors but not commercial stores. This place is <br /> beautiful and it doesn't need to become like Waikiki Beach. <br /> Don't let them ruin the natural beauty of this place with so many buildings. They don't care <br /> about the natural beauty of this land. This should be a natural and historical place to visit. I <br /> don't live there now but come back to visit my family often. <br /> Please. please, don't let them do all of what they want. <br /> Patricia Keala Martin <br />