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SidneyFuke, Planning Consultant 100 Pauahi Street,Suite 212-Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Planning-Variance-Zoning Telephone:(808)969-1522-Cell:(808)989-0640 Subdivision-Land Use Permits E-mail:sidfuke@hawaiiantel.net Environmental Reports HAND DELIVERED February 28, 2022 C--) r4,4 X r- Ms. Ashley Kierkiewicz, Chair ---4= Planning Committee co CD COUNTY OF HAWAII 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Honorable Chair Kierkiewicz: Subject: Proposed Conditions—Kumu Hou (LBUI No. 11 On February 8, 2022 and again on February 22, 2022,members of your Committee responsibly raised pertinent questions regarding the Kumu Hou project. The applicant has taken those questions and robust discussions to heart and, as a result, it would like to propose a number of conditions (attached)that not only address them but, in the end and with your help, will make Kumu Hou a much better project for our island community. Councilmember Lee Loy,whose concerns were emotionally emphasized by a public testifier,noted the need for clearly placed automated extemal defibrillators (AED) within the project. That is a concern shared by the applicant and, in addition to taking immediate remedial action,the applicant is proposing an amendment to Condition H that mandates inclusion of these AEDs. Concern was raised, most notably by Councilmember Kimball,regarding the potential development of the remaining 27 holes of golf and if so,the resultant loss of open space and the potential increased density within the Resort. The applicant emphatically noted that retention of the area for golf course use and/or open space, as well as staying within the approved overall density cap of the Resort, is very important to the success and ambiance of the Resort. As such, it intends to reserve that area for golf course or open space use, and a new condition confirming this representation is being proposed. While there was widespread support of Kumu Hou's planned affordable/workforce housing component,there was a hope and desire that more could be developed. In that regard, the applicant represented that it would be prepared to construct more units,provided that there were no on-site archaeological/cultural constraints and that the required entitlements can be secured from all of the appropriate governmental agencies.