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Chair stated, the applicant is requesting to amend SMA 25 to withdraw three non-contiguous areas identified as "Areas A, B, and C", totaling approximately 182.9 acres from coverage under SMA 25. "Area A"is approximately 45.9 acres and currently consists about 1/2 land "Area B"ut consisting of the King's Course uses that are actually currently out of use right now, and the other half as vacant land. "Area B"totaling approximately 133.8 acres consists of a similarly unused King's Course Golf facilities including fairways, an existing clubhouse, and driving range, a sewer pump station and vacant land. And finally, "Area C" consisting of approximately 3.1 acres is currently comprised of a man-made pond used as part of the King's Course and vacant land. It should be noted that each of the areas to be removed from a coverage under SMA 25 will be covered under new SMA Use permits that have been concurrently submitted as part of this process by the applicant. So, well, not expressly part of the applicant's request,the Director's recommending amending SMA 25 to remove conditions related to the development of two additional golf courses within the Waikoloa Beach Resort that were entitled under the 1991 amendment to SMA 25 for the followingreasons. As we stated, SMA 25 initiallyallowed the development of two golf courses p which have been constructed, and these are the Waikoloa Beach Course indicated here in orange, as well as the King's Course, indicated here in blue. The 1991 amendment to SMA 25 allowed the development of two additional 18-hole golf courses in the mauka portion of the resort. The lands planned for these new courses include both a portion of the land slated for the Kumu Hou project as well as the land adjacent to the north here, indicated in yellow, consisting of the current `Ainamalu project area. Through a series of administrative and Planning Commission time extensions, the deadline to complete construction of the first course which was to be the Waikoloa Home Sites Ventures course and what is now the `Ainamalu project area was to be done prior to April 2013. And final plan approval for the second new course was to be secured within-one year thereafter. The previous owners of the adjacent `Ainamalu property did some development. They secured final plan approval,they secured a grading permit, and completed an initial earth work for the first new course as required by SMA 25,however,based on changing market conditions and subsequent sale of the property, neither course was completed in the required timeframe. According to letters to the Director, neither JPL Hawai`i, LLC, who is the owner of the `Ainamalu property, nor the applicant intend to develop the two additional golf courses entitled under SMA 25. Instead, both entities intend to repurpose those lands for the Kumu Hou project area, as well as a mix of residential and visitor uses with related improvements to complete the `Ainamalu project again here to the north. So,based on the preceding,the Director is recommending to amend.SMA 25 to remove conditions related to the development of the two new golf courses from the permit. And I should also note that since SMA 25 was last amended in 2007, the applicant has complied with several conditions of approval. Thus, the Director is recommending deletion of those conditions and that should be reflected in your recommendation. Additionally, the Director is recommending the modification of several conditions to switch language from conditions that require the applicant to develop plans or programs for approval by the Department to language requiring the applicant to comply with those approved plans or programs. For example, conditions related to public 8 EXHIBIT D