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Araujo, Jaclyn <br /> From: Emily Sundman <emilysundman@hotmail.com> <br /> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:54 PM <br /> To: LPCtestimony <br /> Subject: AHU POHAKU HOOMALUHIA LLC ( Formerly Robert Watkins and Jean Sunderland <br /> Good afternoon, <br /> I am writing in regards to the proposed rezoning and expansion of the Hawaiian Life Retreat (AHU POHAKU <br /> HOOMALUHIA LLC ( Formerly Robert Watkins and Jean Sunderland) from today's meeting. My apologies on <br /> missing the deadline, but I am very concerned about the expansion of the resort in this agricultural and family <br /> area given the ongoing issues the resort, their guests, and contractors currently cause. I have summarized <br /> these concerns below with specific examples. <br /> 1. Traffic usage of Maluhia Rd and Pratt Rd. Pratt road (currently unpaved) is a wonderful roadway <br /> providing safe travel for families and children to either walk or ride bicycles to avoid Akoni Pule hwy on <br /> their way to Kamehameha Park. Pratt rd and Maluhia are frequently used by families to safely access <br /> areas reached by Pratt rd while avoiding dangerous traffic. My family uses Pratt rd in order for our <br /> children to bicycle to school at Kohala Elementary. Unfortunately, I have personnaly nearly been hit by <br /> vehicles traveling at excessive speed on Pratt Rd that were on their way to Hawaii Life Resort on five <br /> separate occasions in the past 4 months. One time the vehicle nearly struck my nine-year-old son on <br /> his bicycle as he was pulled over on the side of the road. All of these individuals were either guests or <br /> contractors/employees of Hawaii Life Resort. I have seen several near accidents of other children who <br /> were safely traveling on the shoulder of Pratt Rd as well. <br /> 2. Wandering Tourists from the Resort. My family (including two small children) lives near the resort on <br /> Honopueo Rd. We have repeatedly had tourist in our yard, near our children playing outside. These <br /> tourists believed they should be allowed on my private property because it "seemed beautiful", and <br /> numerous tourist had been told by employees of the resort they can access my personal property to <br /> take photos or otherwise lounge outside. I cannot stress enough how upsetting this is given that I have <br /> small children who would be at risk of kidnapping from these people. Often, my children (playing feet <br /> from our home) have told me about the trespassers and I have had to run outside to investigate who <br /> these people are. Repeated calls to the resort has not improved the frequency of these trespassers. <br /> 3. Poor signage for resort and coastal access. Due to the poor signage provided by the resort to direct <br /> tourists both to their resort and for coastal access, particularly at the numerous turns to reach the <br /> resort across Maluhia and Pratt roads, many tourists have inadvertently ended up at various locations <br /> across Pratt and Honopueo Rd. Myself and many of my neighbors are fully invested in the agricultural <br /> needs of Kohala and have cattle and other livestock on these roads. I have frequently had to stop <br /> tourists from attempting to open gates to turn their cars around in, or otherwise harassing animals <br /> across fences. <br /> I hope my neighbors and my concerns regarding the safety of residents of Kohala, particularly our keiki to <br /> safely reach school and Kamehameha Park are taken into consideration and this proposal is rejected. <br /> Kind regards, <br /> Emily Sundman <br /> i <br />