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,rfV Oe N <br /> <br /> Harry Kim Dixie Kaetsu <br /> Mayot Managing Director <br /> e•::. <br /> o.'M~"'~ Peter L. Hendricks <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> ~ountp of ~abnai`i <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Room 215 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 • (808) 961-8211 Pax (808) 961-6553 <br /> KONA. 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103 • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)329-5226 • Fax (808)326-5663 <br /> r. <br /> c~ <br /> August 23, 2004 <br /> c~ <br /> = tV <br /> The Honorable James Y. Arakaki <br /> Chair, Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street =3 <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 co <br /> Re: Veto Message -Bill 178 Draft 5 <br /> Relating to Clifto's O`oma Project District Rezoning <br /> Dear Mr. Arakaki: <br /> Pursuant to Section 3-12 of the Hawaii County Charter, I am vetoing Bill 178 Draft 5 and <br /> returning it to you. <br /> Before going into specifics on why I cannot approve this bill, I must acknowledge with <br /> gratitude the willingness of the applicant to work with the County to try and address the <br /> various issues that were raised about the impacts of this project, as well as the applicant's <br /> generosity in offering the shoreline area for a public park. This sort of cooperation is very <br /> much appreciated, and forms the basis for a constructive working relationship in the future. <br /> Also, much appreciation goes to Council Planning Committee Chairman Elarionoff for <br /> initiating the discussion with the applicant and presenting a proposal to mitigate the <br /> community's concerns about the impact of this development. <br /> Concurreney Principles <br /> On May 5, we asked the County Council to defer final action on this bill for 90 days to allow <br /> time to develop a strategy that will ensure that highway improvements to Queen Ka`ahumanu <br /> Highway are concurrent with development. As stated at that time, we cannot continue to <br /> make decisions about allowing development based on hopes and assumptions. We should not <br /> ayprave major commercial rezonings that depend upon highway improvements before we are <br /> certuin that the improvements will occur. <br /> The following summarizes the concurrency principles supported in the draft Concurrency <br /> Management Ordinance we submitted to the Council with my August 3, 2004 letter regarding <br /> this project: <br /> _ Comm. No. 0 . ~ <br /> Raf. To: <br /> Ref. DQ3e <br /> Hawaii County is an equal opportunity provider and employer. <br /> <br />