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Department of Planning Ka'ainahull.Director Jodi A DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING KA'AINAHULL.DIRECTOR JODI A. HIGUCHI SAYEGUSA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAELA. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR MEMORANDUM DATE: February 10, 2021 TO: Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund Commission FROM: Clerk ofthe Commission SUBJECT: 2ndAddition to the Open Space Commission 2/11/2021 Agenda J. NEW BUSINESS (For Action) 2. Review and discuss the potential acquisition of 55.408 and 46.641 parcels located in Lihue District further identified as Tax Map Keys (4) 3-2-001:001 and (4) 3-1-001:012. g. Email list of testimony in support from Reyna Ramolete Hayashi: (see attached) h. Additional Public Testimony in Favor received from: (see attached) 4444 Rice Street, Suite A473 • Lihu'e, Hawai'i 96766 • (808) 241 -4050 (b) An Equal Opportunity Employer The Edith Kanaka'ole Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Foundation Center God's Country Waimanalo Na Maka Onaona Hawai'iAlliancefor Na Pua No'eauofKaua'i Progressive Action (HAPA) CommunityCollege Historic Hawai'i Foundation National ParkService (HHF) Pacific Birds HabitatJoint Hawaiian Islands Land Trust Venture (HILT) PacificAmerican Foundation Hui Kaloko-Honokohau (PAF) Kaiola Canoe Club Supportingthe Language of Kaua'i, Inc. (SLK, Inc.) Hui Malama O Kaneiolouma The Nature Conservancy Kaua'i Forest Bird Recovery Project(KFBRP) Andrea Slevin Kauai Path,Inc. Clayton Egan Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School Gary Hofacker Kilauea Neighborhood Hannah Kihalani Springer Association llima Hose Wai'Opae O Kohanaiki Puali'ili'imaikalani Rossi- Kamehameha Schools (we Fukino could not merge this letter Puna Aletha Kaohi into the PDF so it is attached separately) Stevan Yee 'Auamo Kua'aina Ulu (KUA) Sylvia Partridge Kumuola Science Education Kalikolehua Goo-Labuguen Center Keala Lindsey-Meyer Leadership Kaua'i L'ihu'e Business Association Malama Kaua'i(MK) Malama Maha'ulepu Malama Pu'uloa •^* ^\. Duke Nakamatsu From: Nani Sadora Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 9:50 PM To: Duke Nakamatsu; Kaaina Hull Subject: Fw: Letters in Support of J(2) Malama Hule'ia & The Trust for Public Land's efforts to Purchase and Protect Alakoko Fishpond Attachments: Alakoko LOS_ 28 Organizations.pdf; Alakoko LOS_11 Individuals.pdf; Alakoko LOS_KS.pdf More testimony. Mahalo- "Aloha begins with me" Nani Sadora Planner Countyof Kauai 4444 Rice Street, Suite A473 Lihue,Hl96766 Office #: (808) 241-4498 From: Reyna Ramolete <[email protected]> Sent:Tuesday,February 9,2021 8:47 PM To; Open Space Commission <[email protected]>; Nani Sadora <[email protected]> Cc: Sara Bowen <[email protected]>; Peleke Flores <[email protected]>; Jan TenBruggencate <[email protected]>,· Lea Hong <[email protected]> Subject: Letters in SupportofJ(Z) Malama Hule'ia &TheTrustfor Public Land's efforts to Purchase and ProtectAlakoko Fishpond CAUTION: This email originated from outside the County ofKauai. Do not click links or open attachments even ifthe sender is known to you unless it is something you were expecting. Aloha Open Space Commissioners, Pleasesee attached a totalof40 LettersofSupportforMalama Hule'ia and theTrustforPublic Land'seffortsto Purchase and Protect Alakoko Fishpond. As listed below, 29 are from organizational partners and 11 are from individual partners and supporters. Organizations 1. The Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation 2. God's CountryWaimanalo 3. Hawai'i Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) 4. Historic Hawai'i Foundation (HHF) 5. Hawaiian Islands Land Trust (HILT) 6. Hui Kaloko-Honokohau 7. Kaiola Canoe Club 8. Hui Malama O Kaneiolouma 9. Kaua'i Forest Bird Recovery Project (KFBRP) 10. Kauai Path,Inc. 11. Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School 12. Kilauea Neighborhood Association 13. Wai'OpaeO Kohanaiki 14. Kamehameha Schools (we could not merge this letter into the PDF so it is attached separately) 'Auamo 15. Kua'aina Ulu (KUA) 16. Kumuola Science Education Center 17. Leadership Kaua'i 18. LThu'e BusinessAssociation 19. MalamaKaua'i(MK) 20. Malama Maha'ulepu 21. Malama Pu'uloa 22. Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center 23. Na MakaOnaona 24. Na Pua No'eau of Kaua'i Community College 25. National ParkService 26. Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture 27. PacificAmerican Foundation (PAF) 28. Supporting the Language of Kaua'i, Inc. (SLK, Inc.) 29. The Nature Conservancy Individuals 1. Andrea Slevin 2. Clayton Egan 3. Gary Hofacker 4. Hannah Kihalani Springer 5. llima Hose 6. Puali'ili'imaikalani Rossi-Fukino 7. Puna Aletha Kaohi 8. Stevan Yee 9. Sylvia Partridge 10. Kalikolehua Goo-Labuguen 11. Keala Lindsey-Meyer Mahalo piha for your consideration, Reyna Reyna Ramolete Hayashi Aloha 'Aina Project Manager The Trust for Public Land 1003 Blshop Street, Suite 740 Honolulu, Hl 96813 P: 808.524.8562 I C: 808,983.9985 Creating parks and protecting land for people. ^Lorg ) Facebogk | Twitter | YouTybe | Lin|;edtn t d.l Kala Mossman Febmaiy 9, 2021 The Edith Kanalca'ole Foundation 1500 Kalaniana'ole St. ffilo, Hawai'i 96720 Sara Bowen Malama Hule'ia P.0. Box 662092 Lihu'e, Hawai'i 96766 Re: Support for Malama Hule'ia and the Trust for Public Land's efforts to Purchase and Protect Alakoko Fishpond in Niumalu and Ha'iku, Kaua'i Aloha, The Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation strongly supports The Tmst for Public Land and Malama Hule'ia's efforts to protect and purchase the Alakoko Fishpond Property in Niuiiialu and Ha iku, Kaua'i, also known as Menehune Fishpond. Protecting Alakoko would provide impactful community benefits: restoring a healthy watershed, river, and native wetland ecosystem; preserving a beloved cultural and historic site and an outdoor classroom for students to learn the science and technology of Hawaiian aquaculture; and increasing sustainable food production and food security for Kaua'i. The Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation is a well respected Hawaiian cultural organization based in Hilo. EKF's mission is to elevate Hawaiian intellegence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices ofEdith and Luka Kanaka'ole. We have been supporting the perpetuation ofHawaiian cultural practices throughout the State since 1990. EKF also manages Haleolono fishpond in Hilo conducting educational programs and community workdays and is an active member ofHui Malama Loko i a. The protection ofAlakoko Fishpond aligns with our mission and we feel will benefit the people ofHawai'i. Having Alakoko Fishpond 'aina-based protected restored, and stewarded by the community for education, Hawaiian cultural practice, sustainable aquaculture, food production, and as a native wetland habitat for fish and endangered water birds is the kind ofproject we as a people need to get behind. Mahalo, Kala Mossman Executive Officer Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation 1500 Kalaniana'ole St. Hilo, Hi 96720 POB.ix723 Wiiirnauali). 1-11 9679.') Ho'oulu a me ho'ola lahui. Propagate and the race ^()cisf()untr\'\\';ii)'nnnalo(i^^mnil,com perpetuafce WAIMANALO Sara Bowen Reyna Ramolete Hayashi Malama Hule'ia The Trust for Public Land P.0. Box 662092 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 740 Lihu'e, Hawai'i 96766 Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 Febmary 7, 2021 Re: STRONG SUPPORT for Malama Hule'ia and The Trust for Public Land to Purchase and Protect Alakoko Fishpond inNiumalu and Ha'iku, Kaua'i Aloha kakou, The God's Country Waimanalo (GCW) Board STRONGLY SUPPORTS Malama Hule'ia and The Trust for Public Land to Purchase and Protect Alakoko Fishpond in Niumalu and Ha'iku, Kaua'i. Protecting Alakoko offers innumerable beneficial community impacts, including restoration of a healthy watershed, river, and native wetland ecosystem; preservation of a beloved cultural and historic site, and outdoor classroom for keiki to learn place-based STEM in a centuries old loko; and an increase of sustainable food production and food sovereignty for Kaua'i. GCWs mission is ho oulu a me ho ola laliui, that is to propagate and perpetuate the race. We believe wholeheartedly in the proliferation ofall things Hawai i, especially those things that can propagate and perpetuate mea Hawai i. Alakoko Loko I a is one ofthose things. How better than a loko i a to propagate and perpetuate? There is no better way. It is a sustainable food source. It is a classroom. It is Hawai i. Alas, it is necessary to protect this sacred place by allowing both Malama Hule ia and The Trust for Public Land to purchase Alakoko Loko I a. What is the alternative? Allowing a private buyer to purchase the property?! This action will only make an historic place inaccessible to the people. The action could also result in a natural and cultural resource to be built upon. There are too many occasions where this has happened and the deleterious generational impacts, including discormection from place, reduction in food sourcing, and water diversion, among others, are immeasurable. An organization in Waimanalo on O ahu, GCW has limited access to Alakoko Loko I'a on Kaua i. Notwithstanding our limited access to Alakoko, Waimanalo has its own loko: Pahonu. GCW's Board members are also members ofPahonu's restoration team. As a result, while we have little access to Alalcoko, we have first hand knowledge and understanding ofthe benefits that come with the restoration of an accessible loko i a. We have hosted numerous schools, groups, and gatherings to teach about the place, the thought that went into the creation of a loko, and the restoration process. Allowing Malama Hule ia and The Trust for Public Land to purchase the space will do infinite good for the space, the wildlife that reside at Alakoko Loko I a, the Kaua i community, and Hawai i as a whole. Board ofDirectors H. Illma Ho-La.stimo-^a, Bob Lasrimosa, Kcuneth Ho,Jr. Re: STRONG SUPPORT for Malama Hule'ia and The Trust for Public Land to Purchase and Protect Alakoko Fishpond in Niumalu and Ha'iku, Kaua'i Page2 The Board ofGCW wishes that Alalcoko Loko I a will be put in the hands ofthe people who will best be able to malama it: Malama Hule ia and The Trust for Public Land.
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