Next Tuesday, May 22nd, is Decision Day on Ho'opili at the Land Use Commission. It will start at 9:00 a.m. with public testimony, followed by final Oral Arguments by both sides, then decision making by the LUC.This is your last opportunity to show your support for saving our farmland.The press will be there. Paid union members will be there. So the more of us present the better. Testimony will be taken, but limited to just one minute. The LUC will have likely already made their decision, so we urge that any testimony be no more than 30 seconds. Click here for testimony suggestions.Contact us if you can hold signs from 8am to 9am. Where: Leiopapa A Kamehameha Building. 235 South Beretania St, Room 204 When: Tuesday May 22 9 a.m. Seating is very limited so plan to arrive early. Attached is Intervenor Friends of Makakilo's Findings of Fact. It's a short compendium of the main points of the case, all documented with references to statements under oath by our expert witnesses. Mahalo to Dr. Kioni Dudley and attorney Linda Paul for a superb job on this document. The decision on May 22nd is going to be historic. With it, we will either go on to pave the island over, or finally hold the line on development that threatens our prime farmland, signaling the beginning of an agricultural renaissance for Hawai`i nei. SAVE OAHU FARMLANDS ALLIANCE 2012 Legislative Report Death of a Food Bill: Reps Calvin Say and Clift Tsugi are responsible for no food sustainability plan for Hawaii this year. Death of the Dirty Dozen: Mahalo to Senate President Shan Tsutsui and Senator Les Ihara for their critical support. |
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