2024-09-02 Rebecca Melendez Testimony -1

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From:Rebecca Melendez To:WPCtestimony Subject:PETITIONER: ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF COLONY 1 AT SEA MOUNTAIN (PL-CCH-2024-000022) Date:Monday, September 2, 2024 12:58:20 PM Attachments:Screenshot (11).png Screenshot (13).png Sept. 5 meeing 1. PETITIONER: ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF COLONY 1 AT SEA MOUNTAIN (PL-CCH-2024-000022) PLEASE OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT IN PUNALU'U. There are 18,426 signatures on this petition that is opposing this development resort https://www.thepetitionsite.com/854/086/898/residents-who-oppose-the-resort-in-punaluu-ka%C5%AB/? fbclid=IwY2xjawFDHg9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUx4SF8clyuJFIfIBJdWljEeoodCkzT- NDzw7Kfq0kICpyvxwwu68vpBwQ_aem_wzJfVzWLvDXjBn-idv_-Ag Please, you MUST hear the community and STAND WITH OVER 18,426 people who DO NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT IN PUNALU'U. There are also 460 signatures on this petition https://www.change.org/p/help-prioritize-big-island-developments-to-keep- island-s-resources-safe-for-all that are ALL opposing more developments on Big Island because DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR MORE HUGE DEVELOPMENTS. PLEASE READ THE RESOURCE NEWS ON BIG ISLAND: 1) Hawaii Deals with Burgeoning Waste Management Problem As landfills face closure and waste-to-energy projects stall, various counties in Hawaii are dealing with waste management issues. Waste360 Staff January 10, 2020 “Hawaii Island is in the enviable position of having a landfill with anywhere from 20 to 100 years of capacity left to take in trash. But the island still wrestles with significant issues like plastic products that are no longer being recycled.” https://www.waste360.com/landfill/hawaii-deals-with-burgeoning-waste-management-problem 2) "Big Island Now readers seem to agree that there’s likely no single solution for slowing down the timeline of the West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill reaching capacity. The West Hawai’i Sanitary Landfill, the only remaining landfill on the Big Island, is forecast to reach capacity within the next 20 to 25 years." https://bigislandnow.com/2023/09/17/big-island-now-poll-no-27-results-more-than- one-solution-needed-to-help-extend-life-of-west-hawaii-landfill/ 3) Hawaii Island Has Decades of Landfill Space But Still Faces Challenges In Dealing With Its Waste Hawaii Public Radio Published January 9, 2020 at 5:00 AM HST “Hawaii Island is in the enviable position of having a landfill with anywhere from 20 to 100 years of capacity left to take in trash. But the island still wrestles with significant issues like plastic products that are no longer being recycled. For the past four decades, trash from the east side of Hawaii Island has been dumped in a landfill outside of Hilo. But now trash from all parts of the island is being trucked to a facility north of Kona.” https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2020-01-09/hawaii-island-has-decades-of-landfill- space-but-still-faces-challenges-in-dealing-with-its-waste 4)“What happens to Hawaii Island’s trash and recyclables? BY MICHELLE BRODER VANdyke HAWAII ISLAND PUBLISHED 11:30 AM ET DEC. 17, 2022 By Michelle Broder Vandyke Hawaii Island PUBLISHED 11:30 AM ET Dec. 1The future of the landfill The West Hawaii Landfill will be full in about 20 years. Finding a location for the next landfill is a concern, according to the DEM officials. They said it will be challenging to find a location for a future landfill because of stringent regulations and costs related to planning, environmental regulations, design and construction that will take many years to complete. It will also require community support.” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2022/12/15/what-happens-to-hawaii-island-s-trash- and-recyclables--