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From: Cassandra <br /> To: W PCtesti mony <br /> Subject: opposition building in Ka"u <br /> Date: Wednesday,March 6,2024 3:09:27 PM <br /> Aloha my name is Cassandra Werner and I oppose developers building a commercial center, <br /> retail shops, and a golf course in Punalu'u, Ka'u. Punalu'u is home to rare and endangered <br /> native animals, including Hawksbill sea turtles, Green sea turtles, Hawaiian monk seals, and <br /> Native bees. This project has the potential to create overdevelopment and a rise in land taxes, <br /> forcing local people out. Punalu'u is one of the few places left untouched in Hawai'i and one of <br /> the very last breeding places for the endangered Hawaiian Hawksbill turtles. We need homes <br /> for Native Hawaiians to live here and keep Hawai'i Hawaiian. Without the native species and <br /> native people there will be no Hawai'i. Please do not build resorts and golf courses. The <br /> damage to the land is irreversible, the pollution will destroy this place like it has all over <br /> Hawai'i Islands. The use of our precious resources will be compromised. Learn from the <br /> mistakes made in Hawai'i history. Enough with the accommodations for tourism, we need <br /> homes for locals and sanctuaries for native species. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Cassandra Werner <br />