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It is not worth disturbing the fragile ecosystem, destroy native plants and animals and culturally rich heritage sites all to make a buck. Oahu and the northshore has enough tourist sites already.
Claire supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025O wau o Maria “Malia” Penner. No ka moku o Wai’anae, O’ahu mai au. Ka noho nei wau ame ko’u kane ma ka moku o ‘ewa. We are caretakers of lo’i in Wai’anae Valley in partnership with Hui Kū Like Kākou and Ka’ala Farm 501(c)3. The land and waters of these lo'i we custodian directly descend from Mauna Ka’ala. Yesterday, I heard for the first time about the Canadian’s proposed Gondola to be built on Mauna Ka’ala. For the best interest of our communities, ‘āina, and futures, no gondola may be built into Mauna Ka’ala.
It was shocking to me that this was the first time I had heard about a development with such a significant mechanism of impact. In reaching out across the community, only one person I spoke with had heard of it in 2019 (6 years ago) when they shared testimony. The rest of us had not heard about it at all until yesterday. This tells me that the opportunities for public feedback were not advertised sufficiently. When community feedback is truly valued, the communities in relation with this space are sought out for their mana’o. Despite our close pilina with this sacred space, we were not sought out; rather, it seems as though we were kept in the dark. It seems as though these intentions for development were kept secret. This conduct brings shame on this developer and its enabling parties. Finding out this way, one day before the deadline to submit feedback, also limits by ability to extend the benefit of the doubt to involved parties or assume that we’re really on the same team.
For the importance of culture, environment, and economy, the proposed gondola must not be built.
Mauna Ka’ala is the piko of our island and a sacred sight for nā kūpuna. Though my knowledge is limited, it is the responsibility of those involved in the permitting and developing to do their due diligence. I’m sure it’s no surprise that due diligence in this context would include researching the full extent of the impacts, including cultural ones. I implore all involved parties, with integrity, to do the necessary research and do right by your findings. The cultural harms are not worth the alleged benefits of the proposed gondola.
The environmental reasons this gondola can’t be built go beyond my expertise. This is, again, where your due diligence for research comes in. O'ahu is the world’s capital of endangered and extinct species. It’s only rational that this proposed construction would be extremely harmful to our ecology. The phrase “Mauka to Makai” is prolific because it understands that what takes place up mauka affects us all, into and beyond our kai. I hope the developers and enabling parties come to understand the truth of this statement as well, and respect it when carrying out your daily kuleana. I say this especially as a caretaker of lo’i of Mauna Ka'ala: These harms to our ‘āina (of which we are undeniably a part) are not worth the alleged benefits of the proposed gondola.
The last thing we need is more foreign development. I am the owner and designer behind Ka‘ānani‘au Studio, a brand design and illustration studio. We know the power of prioritizing our local businesses and local economies. Supporting a Canadian’s dream to come build a gondola on O’ahu harms our local economic health. We’ve had enough foreign owned businesses determining our economies and sacrificing our local businesses and economic health to do so. These decisions have a powerful impact on our daily lives. Please, leave these resources, opportunities, and spaces for local and lāhui-owned businesses who will benefit our communities, ‘āina, and collective futures.
There is no reason this gondola should be built that outweighs the sensitive wellbeing of our communities or our culture, ‘āina, and economies. Please do right by your kuleana and oppose the proposed development on Mauna Ka’ala.
“Hāhai nō ka ua i ka ululā’au.”
“Rain always follows the forest.”
“The rains are attracted to forest trees. Knowing this, Hawaiians hew only the trees that are needed."
Kail supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025The land belongs to the Hawaiian people, the people of Hawaii. It should have never been sold to someone who isn’t going to use it for agriculture, or for the betterment of the people. No more buildings or structures for tourism. Most of the collective is not interested.
Summer-Rey supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025The proposed operation anticipates
• 1600 visitors per day
• 700 cars per day
There is ZERO WAY Waialua’s small country roads and aging infrastructure can handle this.
I live right by the proposed location. I would be unable to access my own community for daily needs with an influx of traffic like this.
This development is a HARD NO for me.
Leslie supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025With such a small town that is already over exposed it seems insensitive to provide more traffic and overpopulation for the residents who live here. People forget that this isn’t just a vacation spot it is our home! We commute to work and we’ve been doing it for years. Nobody needs minimum wage jobs to “help the community” for the gain of millionaires. Selfish gain is exactly why Kanaka get priced out of paradise.
Sadie supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025I grew up in hawaii, and I have seen how over crowded and over populated this place is. And not only that but I have seen people buy up housing and land that they dont even need or use just for a vaction house they dont even use. This isn't just a vacation spot for people to just visit and then go home. This is our Aina, our land we live here and we deal with the after mass. This is our home and we dont need any more tourism attractions.
Aja supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025This will do too much damage to the surrounding area. There are critical endemic habitat close to upper areas near Manuwai Puu that would be potentially subject to foot/dirtbike traffic. Some of these populations have less than 50 plants left on earth and we should not risk our native endemic species for financial gain. I am interested in the states review of the EIS and ruling in June.
George supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025I strongly oppose the proposed gondola development on sacred Mount Ka’ala. This project would desecrate a site of profound spiritual significance to Native Hawaiians while devastating our fragile ecosystem.
Our North Shore is already overwhelmed. One-lane highways stand gridlocked daily with tourists, while we struggle to navigate their own communities.
Matt supported: Update - North Shore Gondola Project - Send Opposition by October 23, 2025You’re not alone — a community of supporters is ready to back you.
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