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Harry Kim , > Christopher J. Yuen Mayer ~i ~ t r: ~ nirertor t`: `.aft - r Roy R. 'I'akemoto r.;.t,ry nrrecrrrr ~x~t >PL~N~~NG 1~;~~~:NT 101 P~~~aahi Sirc',t;~, Sulk::; 3 kilo, ~~a:vaii 9f 720-3G~±3 (808) 961-8288 Fax (80:x) 961-8742 February 18, 2003 Honorable James Y.Arakaki and Members of the County Council Hawaii County Council _ 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Arakaki and Members of the County Council: SUBJECT: )Bill No. 17 - T10~I1K Nos. 2-2-0:14 anel 69 - I am writing more on the subject of whether this property is properly considered "High Density" in the General Plan. After reviewing all of the records on the subject, I have to say there are two possible ways of looking at it, and that I should give a complete history so that council members can understand why. In considering this chronology, the key question is whether this site was changed to High Density when the council passed the comprehensive review to the General Plan on November 1, 1989. In 1982, the Council passed an amendment to the General Plan LUPAG map to designate an area "not exceeding forty acres...at the northeastern corner of Puainako Street and Kanoelehua Ave." as "High Density." This was done specifically to allow the development, which was then known as "Redevco", and which since has become the Prince Kunio Plaza. See Attachment "1". It does not include the subject property, which is at the southeastern corner of Puainako and Kanoelehua. During the General Plan comprehensive review, in 1986, the Planning Director proposed an amendment to the LU~PAG maps, No. 11, which ~~vould change land surrounding the Prince Kunio Plaza from "Industrial" to "High Density". The map, Attachment 2, did not include the subject property, which is "Low Density", not "Industrial," and it is clear that the Director did not originally intend to include the subject property in No. 11. ~f. ~aa ~ _ _ _