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<br /> ~ldCama f{u jQfna ~ A~Ama ~~~'(ea `ptw~ <br /> KONA <br /> LAND <br /> TRUST <br /> CARE FOR THE LAND, CHERISH THE CULTURE AND ITS PEOPLE <br /> ~ECEIVET3 <br /> {Ime_._--- By. _ ..~_r... <br /> 3 8:31:1.---- <br /> March 19. 200> ~yp~ Coundl <br /> Dear Chairman Arakaki and ~1emhcrs of the lia~~af i Count} Council_ <br /> My name is Ann Datia_ and 1 am sting on hchnH of the Bona Land Trust a volunteer <br /> community orgnmza[ion of o~cr I UO members Kona Land Tnist supports Bill No. 265, which <br /> esi<tiblishes a ne~~ section tided Scenic Corridor Ovcrla~ Goncs ~rithin Chapter 25 of the Hawaii <br /> Couch Coda <br /> The Big Island is blessed i~h an abundance of nahu:d hcauh and disuncti~ ~ communities. <br /> While scencr~ is important to the crap yuulih of nut eonvnunrtres, ,curve Vistas and viewsheds <br /> arc often dcstro~ ed during rapid change cspecialh m natural or open space settings. <br /> IdenUfiaauon and pro~xluai of these assets is nn impor~an[ component of smart growth and <br /> scenic ste~~ardshgt <br /> Scenic areas endow conununrtics i~h subsCUrtial baiatits_ such as higher propcrh~ values and <br /> increased tourism rc~ cnuc. Pnxeaing scenic vistas and vic~~shcds from [tic effects of haphazard <br /> development allo~~s ? eoinnnunh fo prescn e rts uniqur charm. build cn is pru{c, and attract <br /> positi~c gro~~th to the urea <br /> The cstablishmcnt of ? ne~~ section for Scenic (brndor O~ crhn Zones within Chaprcr 35 will <br /> provide tho Planning Dcparuncnl nh ? neccssan tool to respond more cffuchvch~ to the rcgtonal <br /> planning needs of the Cnunh of Ha~~an The Scenic Corridor (h~erla~ Zunc mechanism will <br /> provide an additional opporumih In ILHiII a ~ nnG~ nfunals adopted ithin the Count}' General <br /> Plan rmgmg from the idcnuflcahnn and presri~ anon nrtc~ of historical and cultural unportance <br /> and areas of unique natural hcauh as ~~cll a, to mcrr;uc rccreauonal opportunities for the <br /> residents and visitors t~ithm the C~xinh nl 11u~~aii <br /> For these roasons_ ~~r rc+pecllull~ ?sl, ihui gnu :uppon Bill No 765 <br /> Mahalo Nui Loa_ <br /> Ann Datrt_ <br /> Executive Director. <br /> Kona Land Trust ~ PHnne(808) 322-3641 <br /> ~ N0. PAX (808) 324-4107 <br /> P.O. BOX 390972 <br /> ~ N0. KeAUhnu, HI 96739-0972 <br /> y~ ~u <br /> MA~9.,Z~..- www.konalandtrust.org <br /> <br />