Save Punaluu effort

[Rob Tucker]

I would like to bring the Save Punaluu effort to our Punaweb membership's attention. For those who do not know Punaluu in Ka`u is a rare and threathened natural resource now facing plans for resort development.

http://www.savepunaluu.org/index2.html

http://www.kaupreservation.org

There is a standing request for donations and for a letter writing effort. Preferred are heartfelt, hand written letters.

Here are addresses:

Senator Daniel K. Inouye
722 Hart Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1102
Tel: (202) 224-3934
Fax: (202) 224-6747
webmail@inouye-iq.senate.gov

Honorable Governor Linda Lingle
Executive Chambers, State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813
Tel: (808) 586-0034
Fax: (808) 586-0006
gov@hawaii.gov

Senator Daniel Akaka
141 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Tel: (202) 224-6361
Fax: (202) 224-2126
senator@akaka.senate.gov

Senator Russell S. Kokubun D - HI (2)
415 South Beretania Street Room 207
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 586-6760
senkokubun@capitol.hawaii.gov
Chris Yuen
Hawaii Planning Dept.
Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street,
Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720
Tel: (808) 961-8288
Fax: (808) 961-8742
planning@co.hawaii.hi.us

Representative Robert N. Herkes
5th Representative District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 320
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 586-8400
Fax: (808) 586-8404
repherkes@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Peter Young
Hawai'i Department of Land
and Natural Resources (DLNR)
Kalanimoku Building
1151 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 587-0400
dlnr@hawaii.gov

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Harry Kim, Mayor
25 Aupuni Street Rm. 215,
Hilo, HI 96720
Tel: (808) 961-8211
Fax: (808) 961-6553
cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us

[malolo]

Well poop.
And here I was thinking about makin' a killing down there.

Ha! Kidding of course.
Thanks heaps for posting this, Rob.
My Honu friends (and human friends for that matter) sincerely appreciate it.

[JerryCarr]

Thanks to Rob for bringing this important issue into focus. It should be noted that the main Cousteau organization has distanced itself from Michael Cousteau's relationship with the resort developers. While Kau does suffer from a lack of employment opportunities, a community member correctly pointed out that the jobs created would be no better than the cane plantation jobs of 20 years ago. Add the possible environmental degradation and beach access issues, and it hardly seems worth it.

Of course some will say ANY job is better than NO job, but Kau (and East Hawaii as a whole) need to look outside the box for economic development that does not jeopardize the things that make the place so special. And yes, I have complained in the past about people who oppose all economic development. I just think it is wise to choose your battles well, and this is one worth fighting, IMHO.

Cheers,
Jerry

[aline]

It is such a beautiful area it should be protected from development of that magnitude. I stopped there once as a bus load of people was leaving. There were cigarette butts and trash left behind. I just cant understand how people can think something is so beautiful and trash it at the same time. And the last thing the area needs is low paying service jobs that dont even cover child care for people to go to work. WE CAN DO BETTER

[malolo]

Hiya Rob...
...I see you've added some addesses since you first posted this thread.

Anybody work with the schools perhaps?
Kids can often do the trick.
And they may very well have an impact in this case.

Keiki who live there.
Keiki who've been there.
Keiki who want to visit, spend time, soak up the wonders like tutu and tutu kane did.
Kids who've only read about the area in books?

Kids sometimes write the very best of letters.
Might be worth the effort.

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Edited by - malolo on 11/04/2006 18:01:43