We attended the Waste Stream presentation at Kamehameha Park, November 10th, and were proud to see a good turnout from our community. Many of our neighbors spoke out against the proposed location adjacent to Ainakea Subdivision, expressing their concerns about odors, air quality, noise, safety, traffic and proximity of this site to the ocean. In response to the opposition, Waste Stream said they received only two phone calls when they announced the Upolu sites in October 2008. This is, in our opinion, an example where nobody complains when you're doing something right. Apparently, most of North Kohala was satisfied with the 2008 proposal.
We estimate more than 100 people turned out to express opposition to the Ainakea location because of concerns for children, elderly, nearby schools and hospital. This clearly indicates that the majority of residents favor moving this project somewhere west (down wind) of Hawi. We appreciated the presentation and left the meeting with the impression that the Upolu Airport/Wind Farm Road sites would now be revisited and that our community has a responsibility to let the state and county officials know by January that these are the wishes of the majority.
Thank you & Aloha, Howard & Carol Ann Olsen
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