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May 31, 2001 - Ms. ,Geraldine M. Giffin C6rperson Planning Commission 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: General Plan Revision Program TMK: (3) 7-1-003:10 at Puuanahulu Homesteads, Kapalaoa Section, District of North Kona, Hawaii Dear Chairman Giffen: Waikoloa Land and Cattle Company is the owner of TMK: (3) 7-1-003:10, a 26.190 acre parcel, hereinafter referred to as the "WLCC". The property is currently vacant of any structures. It is located within the General Plan designation of Conservation, State Land Use Conservation District, Resource Subzone and is zoned Open by the County of Hawaii. The parcel is located between the Resort designation of Waikoloa Beach Resort and the Medium Density designation of Kapalaoa. Since 1992, our discussions with the Planning Department have been to include this parcel as part of the Waikoloa Beach Resort designation thereby avoiding the need for a General Plan amendment. The staff as well as the previous Planning Director were very receptive of our needs, however, as the years past, these discussions were never solidified. We are now at a critical juncture of the Waikoloa Beach Master Plan to develop this parcel. It is our intention to develop the property as a major component of the Waikoloa Beach Resort. The parcel is adjacent to an existing urban use (Waikoloa Beach Resort) and the designated Resort node of Waikoloa and Mauna Lani. Utilities and access are available from Waikoloa Beach Resort. The present designation of Conservation by the General Plan Land Use element is not consistent with the location, spatial relationship and topography of land uses. The draft of the Hawaii County General Plan proposes several revisions to the Resort land use designation. A new designation, Resort Node will "include a mixture of uses 150 Waikoloa Beach Drive • Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738 • Phone (808) 886-1000 • Fax (808) 886-8896