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Honorable Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Chair COMMITTEE ON PLANNING County of Hawaii Page 2 August 21, 2002 importation of soil for landscaping or golf courses, or from possible leaching of nutrients from golf courses, agriculture, landscaping, or domestic waste systems; --to retain the present open space along the coastline; --to protect cultural and archaeological sites, burials, and important natural features such as lava tubes. In June, 2002, Lyle Anderson, the owner of the Keopuka property, announced that to protect a valuable resource for the community, he was unconditionally committed, independently from any land use applications for the Keopuka property, to place the entire shoreline area of Keopuka in a Conservation Easement, protecting the area from development, and is in the process of completing such transfer. The Conservation Easement area includes all the land below the Old Cart Road as well as a portion of the pali mauka of the Old Cart Road, a total of approximately 175 acres. This will preserve coastal open space that varies in width from a minimum of about 1300' to a maximum of 2100'. Except for the minimal recreational development described below, the area will remain undeveloped and in its natural state. The Planning Director now believes that the objectives of the proposed LUPAG map amendment can be achieved with a modified conservation designation, along with sensitive controls over the remainder of the Keopuka property. The suggested modified Conservation designation is shown on Map 2. This includes the entire area below the Old Cart Road as well as a portion of the Pali mauka of the Old Cart Road. The present "Open" LUPAG designation along the coast, plus this proposed "Conservation" designation, would cover about 175 acres and create an open space belt 1300' to 2100' wide. The County envisions the following general principles with respect to any development of the Keopuka property: 1. Within the area to be designated "Conservation" in the General Plan, the existing "Open" designated area, and the "Conservation Easement area", which together contain about 175 acres, the landowner would dedicate an area of about 20 acres for long- term public park use. In the park area the only improvements would be for park use, including public trails. In the remainder of the "Conservation", "Open", and "Conservation Easement" areas, the only private development would consist of a handful