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Claudia Rohr ~ 369 nenc St. Hilo, Haaau 96720 res.{808) 9348040 home fax: 935-0940 ~ August 5, 2004 i c' - .T VIA Fax 9 1-8912 - Coutrty Cq ct7 Members =3 25Aupuni, uite 209 ~ 101 P 'Suite 3 Hilo, Hawadi 96720 RE: Item B-2 of the South Hilo 1 Map from the Proposed LLTPAG Map Revision-Draft 2 Dear Chair Leningrad Elarionoffand County Council Members, I would likb to request that rho Counetl Members consider removing item B-2 from the South Hilo 1 Map of the Proposed LUPAG Map Revision-I7ralt 2, consisting of a land use designation change for the area ar¢und the Hilo Coast Power Compatry from Intensive and Extensive Agriculture to Industrial. ~ Chpsging IChsracter: The Hilo Coast Power Company will be closing down shortly because HELCO "not renew its contract to purchase electricity. I Gave read the public records and reviewed t xquence of events that led to the rewnutg of the laud under the electric plant to Industrial ' the early 1980's. If you remember, the purpose put forth with the request for rewnhtg was to alb for the production of ethanol at the Hilo Coast Processing Company mill with the hope of the IiEe of the sugar industry. Those plans fat7ed to be im~plentetued but the rezoning allowed fo the frill time production of coal fired electricity. Plans for expanded industrial activities such as 8 e to energy project have come and. gone over the past years but in the end C. Brewer elected toy ll all their lands and close down their operations. The ]and slated for amended land use designatio to lnduatrial was sold to Continental Pacific, LLC over three years ego and a master plan to subdivide the property in phases approved by the Planning Diarector. Numerous agciculhual lots have aheady been sold to new owners who plan. to build homes along with fanning operations. Most of this area has barn actively farmed in recent years. The character of the area is rapidly changing as it is broken up imo smaller parcels txngiug from 2 to 20 acres. Since a master plan for the subdivlsloxA ofthe land has ahcady been proposed by the developer, generally accepted by the Planning D!eparhnent, and for the most part itt~letnented and sold to new owners, Industrial caning would m bnger be appropriate or applicable. Recreatio Resoarce; Fishing and Picnicking: The more densely populated ICuliaro0.ano neighborh od adjacent and mauka to this portion of land actively toes the Pepeekeo shorelite for recteatio fishing and pietileking. There are several submerged areas accessible for fishing as well as deep po' is reachable from the pall with casting equipment. These is a public access trail along appmxima ely fotu miles of pali and scetric shoreline. Siuce public access to Hakalau Bay leas been Comm. No. l S. Ref. To: i Ref. Uate