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INTRODUCTION TO SITE IN DISCUSSION The area being discussed in this report is the 31-acre unimproved expanse located in the center of Hawaiian Paradise Park which has remained undeveloped and unroaded. Ethnobotanical beauty, ar- chaeological significance and habitat to many indigenous species of animalia according to reports and evidence are abundant ~•ithin this area. This report is a summation and analysis of actual application of the written or otherwise documented information available to the analyst (Index of Reports, page), in particular the 1997 Master Plan for the subdivision currently on file with the County Planning Dept. It is assumed that property owner input and outside expertise were acquired at that time for the land usage. The area in question is also adjacent to one of m}• properties within this subdivision where I have a house with possible extensions of this archaeological site on the property. This also allows me a firsthand familiarity with the site in question. PARK COMMITTEE COMPOSITION/MASTER PLAN HPP is a subdivision slated to have more than "30,000 residents in the next 25 years," (about 10 percent per year) according to the Master Plan. On the other hand, an ,B.merican subdivision containing its own lo~~?~land area of undeveloped native rainforest sheltering possible prehistoric ruins deserving of further research and inventory (Rosendahl, 1985), as well as the observed nesting areas of native species of our shy, feathered ohana members (also mentioned on page 4 of the Master Plan) is truly a global rarity°. The presence of indigenous wildlife, flora and fauna was also upheld in the Master Plan. Ho~~• to combine all these factors, in complying with the Master Plan, as well as actively seekingrenewed pron- ertkowner input. and recruiting appropriately timed outside expertise seems to be what should be cur- rentlyoccurring in commitee. ASPHALT TIIROUGIi SITE, NOT PARK According to the Master Plan, there are at least ttvo undeveloped 4-acre County Parks slated for the subdivision (which means that the County would be responsible for the costs and maintenance of these areas), as «•ell as the 40-acre Community Center grounds. Another 20-acre park is also slated at 15th avenue. The 31-acre section in discussion is designated in the 1997 Master Plan as being an "ethno- botanical garden and archaeological site (not ~arsk, two very different words, according to a dictionary of the English language). Also, there are several precise plans and designations setting aside specific areas for pedestrian/bicycle paths mentioned in the Master Plan. Item #4, page 15-16 clearly indicates that "it is intended that Railroad Avenue become limited to bicycles, pedestrians and electric vehicles." Also, on page 21 it states "the permeter of Paradise Park and Railroad Avenue are the only mapped out areas that we have dedicated to pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths." is now being reslated/redesigned by a committee whose chairperson's number one dream for the place is pave a 5-foot wide asphalt path in an oval configuration across each of the currently individually subdivided lots of this parcel not more than 100 feet or so from the back door of each property owner adjacent to that area. CONFLICT OF MASTER PLANS, CONFLICT ~VITII CURRENT TERRAIN The current plan of Luchau's being placed as part of a $200,000 Community Plot Ptan grant proposal seems to conflict with the above portions of the Master Plan quoted. Requesting government funding fora pr~ect which so clearly does not complti• with the Master Plan makes the time, effort and and vrot~erty owner input that went into the Master Flan redundant. It implies "wh}- have a Master Plan when we can change it in committee." It is unclear at this time how this current rough plan came into existence, however, it is clear that, as it stands with the committee chair, it does not comply with resident intentions laid out within the Master Plan. In reasoning these conflicts, other factors were brought into study which must also be mentioned.