o the Forum:It would seem that Randy Weir, as a Board member of Gay & Robinson, Inc. seeking a permit for his family’s Kapalawai Resort, would be cautious about publicly ridiculing members of the community who have reservations about their
o the Forum:It would seem that Randy Weir, as a Board member of Gay &
Robinson, Inc. seeking a permit for his family’s Kapalawai Resort, would be
cautious about publicly ridiculing members of the community who have
reservations about their proposed project. (Forum letter 6/4)
The Kapalawai
Resort project site is zoned open and agricultural. In order to build the
proposed 250 units, it is necessary to apply for a change in zoning. At the
Planning Commission hearing, whose purpose is to provide a means for citizen
input, I and others in the community voiced concerns about the project.
The resort is proposed to be built along one of the last undeveloped
beaches on Kaua`i. Since beaches are a public resource protected by the Hawaii
Revised Statutes we asked for the protection that state law provides for our
coastlines.
By expressing my concerns about their project, I became the
subject of Mr. Weir’s false accusations and insulting remarks. In a democratic
society members of the community must feel free to express their views.
No
member of our community should have to be concerned about retaliation from
developers nor of interrogation at public hearings. Ultimately such actions
have the effect of public censorship through intimidation.
It is hoped
that caring citizens will continue to exercise their right to express their
opinions at public hearings about this or any other project that they believe
compromises the last of Kaua`i’s undeveloped beaches, coastlines and other
places of natural beauty and cultural significance.
Judy Dalton
Lihu’e
