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From: HULI Hawai'i <br /> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 3:19 PM <br /> To: WPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Please oppose agenda item 1, the Planning Department's Shoreline Setback of 20-40 feet for Rules 8 <br /> and 9. <br /> Aloha Windward Planning Commission, <br /> HULI PAC is an organization with members from each moku of Hawai'i Island dedicated to ensuring our <br /> leadership practices pono decision-making. We appreciate you taking the time to read and listen to our <br /> concerns. <br /> Please oppose agenda item 1, the Planning Department's Shoreline Setback of 40 feet as per Rules 8 <br /> and 9. <br /> HULI PAC opposes it due to the following: <br /> • Lack of descriptive detail in Rules 8 and 9 <br /> • Rule 8: the inadequate setback requirements while Oahu and Maui commit to 60-130 feet setback, furth <br /> aligning with Hawai'i State's Climate Resilient initiatives. <br /> • Disregarding our Native Hawaiian people with Hawai'i County Planning Department proposing weak <br /> archaeological rules that will not protect cultural and historic sites. <br /> • These changes seem to benefit the usual suspects of private owners, corporations, and offshore <br /> investors without carefully considering our local communities' well-being and the protection of our <br /> natural and cultural resources. <br /> Therefore, Item 1, Rules 8 & 9, should NOT be passed as written. <br /> Mahalo for this opportunity, Maki Morinoue HULI PAC, member 96725 <br /> "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." — <br /> Socrates <br /> HULI PAC - P.O. Box 168, Holualoa, HI. 96725 - www.hulihi.com <br /> 1 <br />