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the Honorable Keith W. Ahue Page 3 December 8, 1993 investrraent and its ability under law to continue to provide the ~3ig Island's residents reliable power in a cost effective manner. As we had indicated to both Mr. Katy and Mr. Masumoto in mid-1992, if HELCO were to pursue the State Land Use and County rezoning approvals before proceeding with the expansion of the Keahole Generating Station, this .could . delay the project bey®nd 1995 and even for up to three ®r more years. Such a delay would not be in the public's best interest. 2. HELC®'s,currerat application for an amendment to the CDUP' was made f4llowin~,,c®nsultata~n with, your predecessor, Sil! l~aty, in nnid-1992, and in a separate meeting with Harold Masumoto, Director of the ®ffice of State Planning, in mid-1992. 3. Since the CDUP amendment was accepted by DLNR in late 1992, HFLCO has relied on Dt~NR°s September 25, 1992 "Notice of Acceptance," which states in part that "the proposed use is a conditional use within the General Subzone of the Conservation District according to Administrative Rules, title 13, Chapter 2, as amended DLNR's staff report, dated January 21, 1993, to the Land board for the initial hearing on the CDUP amendment restates the , aforementioned finding. DLNR's staff report, dated September 1988, and the acceptance of the CDUP amendment HA-8/27/88~87°/~, dated January 27, 19.88, also makes an identical finding. In September 1988, the Land Soard approved the 1988 CDUP' amendment. hILCO has also relied on the direction provided in DLN~'s finding,,anF~ the~Land:~®a~-d'approval of the 1988 CDUP amendment in ~ui-susng:wt~e., c ~t ~mendrncnt. . 4. ®n the basis of the foregoing, the December 1992. Draft ~lS, the June 1993 Final X15, and the July 1993 Devised Draft CIS contained the statement that the expansion of the Keahole Generating Station "is consistent with ...the State's land use classification.... " . sin he fourth era ra h of our Se tember letter were not °fhe comment t P 9 P Y P previously raised in DLNi~'s draft ~1S comment letter, dated January 21, 1993, or in either of DLNFZ's torvo July 1.993 letters concerning the Final CIS (published in June 1993). DLN~ stai~f also did not raise any., of the..comments stated in the fourth ~ldl'A.:'~i+'1 :/bL:S~ °aGd3'g. 4'Pa Tn a'te' '~'~PY. paragraph,of,y®~r letter ~n any.~f.their meetings with representatives of HFLCO slid/ar^CI~2M 4~llLL~~tiurr~~~-199 and through September 1993.