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<br />Comm 26-036 <br />Testimony in Support: Proposed County purchase of Hakalauiki through <br />PONC. <br />I write this in support of the application to purchase the shoreline easement of <br />Hakalauiki (TMK 2-9-002:001) through the PONC process. <br />the <br />federal <br />access issues on the Hamakua coast were paramount, and they continue to <br />be so. While we lack catch data, shoreline and nearshore catch may well be <br />substantial. It is clearly important for food security, particularly for low- <br />income families. It is their “icebox”. I suggest that continued community <br />access is critical for community well-being, and that denial of access through <br /> <br />requires managed access. There are community groups in Hamakua who are <br />-based management of shoreline <br />parcels. <br />to nearshore <br />which would likely close access should be a high priority for the PONC <br />program. <br /> Mahalo <br /> <br /> <br /> Prof Emeritus UHH <br />