HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-18 Cindy Freitas #2 Testimony From: cindy Freitas
To: LPCtestimonv
Subject: Re: Bill 194
Date: Wednesday,December 18,2024 11:38:51 AM
Attachments: Bill194.docx
for got testimony
On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 9:45 AM cindy Freitas <makainan i a gm� ail.com>wrote:
Please add me to via zoom testimony for line item #2..Mahalo Cindy Freitas
December 18, 2024
Cindy Freitas
makainan i gmail.com
Leeward Planning Department
December 19, 2024
At 1:00pm
LPCtestimony(a)-hawaiicounty.gov
Item: # 2 INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2024-000009)
He Mele komo a he mele aloha no na kupuna o ke au i hala Aloha mai kakou.
Aloha,
My name is Cindy Freitas and I'm a Native Hawaiian descended of the native inhabitants of Hawai'i
prior to 1778 and born and raised in Hawai'i.
I am also a practitioner who still practice the cultural traditional customary practices that was instill in
me by my grandparents at a young age from mauka(MOUNTAIN TO SEA)to makai in many areas.
I'm in OPPOSITION for the following reasons:
This tower which there is no research on HEALTH ISSUES that will be dangerest to the publish health
and well being. It will cause the following issues:
1. EXPOSURE to radio frequency electromagnetic RADIATION.
Between 100 kHz and 3 GHz (i.e. <3 GHz), however, RF energy can penetrate deeper (i.e. > 19
mm). Potential systemic adverse health effects of overexposure include heat exhaustion and heat stroke,
and partial body exposures could result in localized tissue damage due to hyperthermia.Jul 12, 2024
According to an Egyptian study, living near mobile phone base stations increased the risk of developing
neuropsychiatric problems like headaches, memory issues, dizziness, depression, and sleep
disturbances, which could potentially apply to residents in Hawaii as well; the study highlighted
concerns about potential negative health effects from proximity to cell towers.
While the current scientific consensus maintains that exposure to radiation from cell towers at standard
levels does not pose a significant health risk, there are growing concerns about potential harm,
particularly due to potential flaws in existing safety guidelines, and some studies indicating possible
effects from prolonged exposure, especially when considering the increasing number of cell towers and
their proximity to residential areas, including in Hawaii; however, conclusive evidence of widespread
harm remains limited and further research is needed.
Therefore there needs to be MORE STUDY'S in this area before passing BILL 194.
OTHER ISSUES as follows:
Depends were this cell TOWER will be LOCATED, there will be Desecration
HRS 711-1107 Desecration
(b)A place of worship or burial
(2) "Desecrate" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that
defendant knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the defendant's
action.
WE the DECEDENTS are connect to the land that WE are still practicing our CULTURAL
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES from mauka to makai.
The Constitution of the State of Hawai'i clearly states the duty of the State and its
agencies is to preserve,protect, and prevent interference with the traditional and customary
rights of native Hawaiians. Article XII, Section 7 requires the State to "protect all rights,
customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural and religious purposes and
possessed by ahupua`a tenants who are descendants of native Hawaiians who inhabited the
Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778" (2000). In spite of the establishment of the foreign concept of
private ownership and western-style government, Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli)preserved the
peoples traditional right to subsistence.As a result in 1850, the Hawaiian Government
confirmed the traditional access rights to native Hawaiian ahupua`a tenants to gather specific
natural resources for customary uses from undeveloped private property and waterways under
the Hawaiian Revised Statutes (HRS) 7-1. In 1992, the State of Hawai'i Supreme Court,
reaffirmed HRS 7-1 and expanded it to include, "native Hawaiian rights...may extend beyond
the ahupua`a in which a native Hawaiian resides where such rights have been customarily and
traditionally exercised in this manner" (Pele Defense Fund v. Paty, 73 Haw.578, 1992).
Act 50, enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii (2000)with House Bill 2895, relating to
Environmental Impact Statements,proposes that:
...there is a need to clarify that the preparation of environmental assessments
or environmental impact statement should identity and address effects on
Hawaii's culture, and traditional and customary rights...[H.B. NO. 2895]
Act 16, enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii (2020)with S.B. No. 2060
Section 3; (2) Historic resources;
(A) Protect,preserve, and where desirable, restore those natural and manmade historic and prehistoric
resources in the coastal zone management area that are significant in Hawaiian and American history
and culture.
Therefore any Applicant should not build TOWER and destroy what is still beautiful.
Mahalo,
/s/
Cindy Freitas