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June 19, 2002 County Council County of Hawaii R ~~#v 25 Aupuni Street _ Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ~ ~ ~ r-: Coun4y Council E ~ ~ Gentlemen: Liliuokalani `Trust Proposed Revisions to LUPAG Map 3~ North Kona, Hawaii This testimony is to supplement Liluokalani Trust's previous comments on drafts of the General Plan update program submitted in September, October, and November of 2000, and it covers specifically Trust lands affected by the proposed revisions to LUPAG Map 3 for North Kona. Attached is a copy of the LUPAG map showing the approximate location of the Trust land. G-17 Resort to Open - It is believed that this change in designation is located on the State's Kealakehe land and not on the Trust's Keahuolu land. If so, then the redesignation to Open may be appropriate. If the Resort designation is on the Trust's land, then the Trust wishes to oppose the redesignation to Open as, eventually, the Trust plans urban uses for its makai lands of which this is a part. G-19 Industrial to Urban Expansion and Open -This area coincides with Phase 2 of the 1991 urban reclassification by the State and will be used in time by the Trust for urban uses. Thus, the Trust supports this redesignation. G-23 Urban Expansion to High Density Urban -This area coincides with the 315-acre area reclassified to Urban by the State in 1991 and rezoned to General Commercial by the County in 1993. The Trust is steadily expanding its Makalapua Center which includes Kmart, Macy's and Makalapua Cinemas within this area. Thus, the Trust supports the proposed redesignation. Proposed Urban Expansion Makai of Queen Kaahumanu Highway -This proposed redesignation would enable the Trust to use these lands as part of its planned makai urban expansion over the years ahead and, thus, the Trust supports the proposed redesignation. The area now includes the Trust's Children Center facilities. Proposed Important Agricultural Lands Mauka and Bordering Mamalahoa Highway -This proposed redesignation consolidates two former designations (Orchard and Extensive Agricultural) into one, Important Agricultural Lands, as far ~omxr~. ~Io. m„Q Fite No. ~e>', fio: ~~f. J~ ~ 3