While the city continues to ignore the community’s outcry on the destruction of Sherwood Forest with more than 16,000 individuals signing the petition, wouldn’t the city, which should represent the people, stop to think about the importance of: 1) this historical location containing buried iwi kupuna; 2) environmental protection of the endangered hoary bats and shearwater birds; 3) flood zone protection; 4) two existing ball fields lacking maintenance; 5) declining use of sports fields with fewer sports teams in Waimanalo; 6) horrendous traffic issues; and 7) the lack of an environmental impact statement.

I urge the city to stop this needless wasteful project costing taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. Instead, turn this into a positive by fixing the existing neglected Waimanalo parks, replanting native plants in the recently bulldozed section of Sherwood Forest, and make everyone happy, especially the community.

Jan Nagano

Waimanalo

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