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From: Rebecca Melendez <br /> To: W PCtesti mony <br /> Subject: NO to APPLICANT: BLACK SAND BEACH LLC(PL-SMA-2023-000046) <br /> Date: Tuesday, March 5,2024 9:25:03 PM <br /> Please DO NOT approve the SMA permit to allow new developers to use and desecrate <br /> the wahi kapu of Punalu'u. <br /> Punalu`u bay is home to the threatened Honu,Green Sea Turtle and it has been seen many times that <br /> tourists don't understand or even know Hawai'i law.Tourists have not only touched turtles but have <br /> allowed their kids to sit on turtles while they take their photos.This application would bring in all types of <br /> tourists rather than build homes for locals. <br /> The daily impact to the environment of hundreds of people traversing on the tiny beach,taking sand and <br /> iliili pebbles is inevitable,if this development is approved. <br /> A corporation will be encroaching upon the fragile and pristine ecosystem of Punalu`u Bay and Black <br /> Sand beach and Nmole Cove.This would be very detrimental to the indigenous and endemic animal <br /> habitats,native flora and fauna and the freshwater springs that is the life for us all.The native Loulu <br /> Palm tree,native hawaiian poppy,Pua Kala and the Native cotton plant Ma`o important to the fauna <br /> ecosystem there. <br /> Endangered species live here including the`Ope`apea the native Hawaiian Hoary bat,the Honu`ea <br /> Hawksbill Turtle who lay their eggs and build nests on the sand,the `ilioholoikauaua monk seal,the <br /> native damselfly,the Koloa duck,Nene the Hawaiian goose, `auku`u,the Pueo native Hawaiian Owl,the <br /> Io native hawaiian hawk and many rare varieties of limu,ko`ele,opihi.The Nai`a spinner dolphin, <br /> porpoise,Kohola Humpback whale,Sperm whale,various species of Mano shark and pilot whales are a <br /> few of the sea creatures that inhabit the waters in and around Punalu`u and Nmole bays. <br /> Please say NO not only for all the species that live there at this historical bay but also because the Big <br /> Island already has issues with local rubbish landfill,there is known sewage that has been leaking into the <br /> ocean,I've been told power outages have happened,the traffic on the island has increased to an extreme <br /> rate,water resource...Please,look at all these island resources because it needs to be fully clear that the <br /> island has enough resources for future developments or not,because as it is now,it looks like the islands <br /> resources are being affected by all the already approved new developments. <br /> Please say NO to this application. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Rebecca Melendez <br />