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The applicant stated that they considered the affordable housing initiative to be complimentary to <br /> development of the Kumu Hou project. And we would say it's incompatible. We and others are <br /> concerned that developing workforce housing units within the Waikoloa Beach Resort. While a <br /> meaningful endeavor is contradictory to the originally conceived concept of the Resort Master <br /> Plan that was intended for Waikoloa Beach, as well as all the other resorts along the Kohala <br /> Coast. The developers are offering workforce housing within Waikoloa Beach to gain project <br /> and permit approvals to fast track their development. However, the resort's do not specifically <br /> serve the needs of a workforce. The resorts have numerous essential qualities that making <br /> embedding workforce housing within master planned resort communities an incompatible use for <br /> those who will occupy workforce housing within a resort environment. <br /> Where is the strongest thread in the social fabric of a vibrat_-ad cohesive productive and stable <br /> community? It is not in the resort's which have no sense=of community that cater to transient <br /> tourists with marketed experiences, expensive shopping;Wand restaurants in a very limited <br /> essential service. There are no real neighborhoods;= blic schools,-religious venues, daycare <br /> centers, student recreational facilities, public pas playgrounds, banks=post office, etcetera. <br /> These are the necessary conveniences and servcs_Ffor day to day living. would say the <br /> strongest thread in the social fabric is in residentiallbedroorndo nmunities th t House workforce <br /> of single person's, couples and families_and providethe strilMre and essentia-services so <br /> needed to give them more complete c atyr of life. We'oeit to them to be responsible and <br /> choosing common sense locations wheetll y=can live. Tledeserve that consideration as they <br /> are foundation of this island. = -- <br /> - - -- -F� ses for which theywere <br /> The resorts should contud=to�fQcus on and��ddress_th _pmary purpo <br /> p <br /> Tanned in design as=tourist destinations. Wit se:6 dhomes and income properties for part time <br /> owners, and retired residences for-ginall amount o a full-time owners. If the developer wants to <br /> compliment work for housing to a-community, it-should do so where it makes sense in Waikoloa <br /> Village. We=akthat.you considerheher=this urPr_cedented step of adding workforce housing <br /> to a reso <br /> VITOUSEK Okay, maha 1You r fi out of time. Thank you for your testimony. <br /> GROSS: Thank <br />