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I called the Hawaii State Preservation Society today. In order for them to look up whether they have been contacted by the developer. They need the TMK numbers of the lots being proposed for development. I am in the process of obtaining them so I can find out if they know about this development or not.

I tried to find out if they knew of any large development occurring in Ka’u. And they said they didn’t know of any but the only way to be sure is to look up the TMK numbers. So I will be doing this in the next week or so. If they do not know of any development I will certainly inform them of this. If they do know I will request information as to the status of their findings.

This article here claims:

http://www.bigisland-bigisland.com/big- … -area.html

“More importantly, the developer and their consultant, PBR Hawai’i, have already revealed their lack of consideration for the Native Hawaiian people and their culture by not disclosing in the EISPN that Nani Kahuku ‘Aina must go through the National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 process.”

I have it on VERY GOOD AUTHORITY that Pohue Bay has one of the largest Petroglyph sites on the islands along with numerous house sites, religious and agricultural features and the kings trail. Before anything is alowed to be developed in this area there needs to be a complete cultural inventory of the area to determine the full extent of these cultural features. I believe that this has not been performed.

If it is true that the developer is trying to do an end run around the Hawaii State Preservation Society we need to do whatever it takes to stop them and make them do whatever it takes to inventory this site and preserve everything that is there for the Hawaiian culture and for the citizens of this state. It does not matter if it takes a year or more they must follow and respect our laws here.

Whether we can stop this development or not I am not sure. But the first step in this development is to make them abide by our laws. This will preserve everything that is in Pohue Bay for the Hawaiian culture, the people of Hawaii, future generations and those who want to study and learn about the Hawaiian culture.

I welcome your comments.