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<br /> AUG-23-2004 11:25 AM HLPC 18088059590 P. 02
<br /> AKINAKA \ ASfOCIATE3, LIMITED '
<br /> ,AisH~Poao wau~RlsTOrls Ir~G HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE
<br /> sAnK or NAwAII Ra ~oRnNr . KYAaIA warwwHrn.
<br /> BELT COWN9 HAWAII, LIMIRD
<br /> CADlS 9CMUTT'a PLlIAING t WRlGN7
<br /> G3TL6 a CdOKE WAIK040A, LLC
<br /> cenmc Hones August 28, 2004
<br /> CENTRAL ?AGPIC BANK
<br /> CIARK RlALTY CORPOM N
<br /> DAN BOLTON '
<br /> SARI. e, eAKKEN rounoA on Councilman Aaron Chung and CommltW Membero
<br /> sASr•wesr coNSU1TINa seRVtces, LLc
<br /> FIRST MAWAt[AN DANK CommltlN on Finance
<br /> GREENWELL MRMa, rnc• HaW911 County Council
<br /> HAWAR LAND COMPANY 25 Aupuni Street
<br /> HAWAR PLANING MILL, MITED
<br /> HAWAR lLtCTRiC LIGHT PANr HIIO, HI 96720
<br /> HOKULIA/OCEANSID! 12 0
<br /> NOLUALOA COM?ANIE9 RE. BILL 49, DRAFT ~
<br /> HUAIAI,Ai OEVlLOPMlNT~COMPANY
<br /> ]MANAKA, KUDO a FVIIMbTO .
<br /> KANUA aAncH uMr*ED ' Dear Councilman Chung and Committee Memtlere:
<br /> KA[ HAWAR, INC.
<br /> NAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP.
<br /> KAMEHAMeHA scNOOLS I am John Ray, President of Hawall Leeward Planning Conference (HLPC), testlfyfnq
<br /> KAU?ULEHU DEVNAPMENTS In regard to BIII 49, Droll 3. We generally agree with the Intent Of the Bill t0 roview end
<br /> KEAIAKEKUA RANCH '
<br /> KEAIU RANCH update the asaBGCed value Of commodity group9 and t0 addross loopholes that allow
<br /> KEAUNOU KoNA rnnsravcrlon CORP. rural estates to t10 taxed of the A8 rate.
<br /> KoarASm GaouP, LLC ''i
<br /> KOHALA RANCH, LLC
<br /> KONA TRANSPORTATION (COMPANY At the OUteet, W8 want t0 stress mat maJor reform Ia bng overdo bD deal with and
<br /> KTA suPrn sTOaES separate land-use policy and Iaal property tax policy. Land Use. policy should be dealt
<br /> uNIMAU ?ROPERriES, c wim in the context of land u:e reform legislation end me land use entltlemeM process
<br /> L'ORAIK3C a ASSOCIATE
<br /> M~cFARMS OF HAWAII in considering land reGassifloatbn end zoning. More urban type uses should be used
<br /> MARYL GROUP, me dealt with through a rural land-use designation. The Hal property tax syalem shoub
<br /> MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES not tie used sa an enforcement tool for lend use. ~
<br /> MAVNA LAN( SERVICE, I C.
<br /> McUNDLE$$ LAND a G !COMPANY
<br /> MtcoRRi9TON MILLER M KAI McKINNON In regard to taxing agricultural lands:
<br /> M & E PACIFIC, INC
<br /> MCIEHUNE DEVlIOPME COMPANY
<br /> MooERS ENreaPwses, c 1. We strongly support the position that all Aq lands, both dedk~ted end non-
<br /> NATURE CONSERVANCY P HAWAII dedicated, should be taxed based on 9gfICUICUraI produCtlVlry, not on market
<br /> ooclAntcMT&t~e w~ARNATE~R aLE of NAwAII value. Real property taxes aro intended to pay for basic municipal servixs
<br /> PAClrtc 0.ESOUaCe vAR NCRSHrP which aro minimally requirod on egrioulturel lands,
<br /> ?ARKGR MNCH, INC. 2. Ag prodUCtWlry ValUBS deserve periodic reY18W and ShJUId be hsndled On a
<br /> PBR HAWAII statewide basis ihrou h an anti well a ui d to understand the task ouch
<br /> Pononow RANCH, 1i1~ ED 9 tY q PPe
<br /> Queel EMFU rounDAn n as CTAHR or DOA.
<br /> QUlEN LILTUOKALANI YR r 3. Vacant or fallowed lands should be acsassed at what the land could
<br /> R.M. TOWIIl CORPORA N
<br /> RIBNM OWPNSDr PLANN RS ARCHrieCH75 realistically tN! used for under the current zoning or based on prior historic
<br /> SAM O. HIROTA, INC, use,
<br /> SANDWICH SSLeS COMMyNIGT10N4, Inc. 4. Dwellings on land in A8 use which are part of a Wable Aq Operotbn should not
<br /> SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
<br /> SURETY KONAU CORPOI'~A710N be treated dKterently Men any other land implrnrementG which aro part of a
<br /> TIT12 GUAMNTY eSCROw SERVICes, Inc. ranch or farm productbn.
<br /> Ts" coaroRATroN 5. Waste or unusable land should not be taxed as if usable.
<br /> VERIZON HAWAII, INC. i
<br /> WAIMEA WATER SERVICa, INC.
<br /> WASTE MANAO[MEr(T Or( HAwAit In closing, W8 want to emphasize the importance Of understanding me enormous
<br /> wATea RESOUacES INr RNAnoHAI, rnc' value Of maintainin our o landscapes, parliculari in Weat Hawaii, which are
<br /> wES TNOnns AssoclAr s, INC. g y
<br /> W6T HAWAII CONCRETE largely maintained by me ranching community. While marginal at best from an Ag
<br /> wllson oKAMOro cOR RATIDN productlviry standpoint, these lands provide me vistas and buffers which ere key to our
<br /> WIMBERLY ALLISON TON a coo quality Of life. Please support a property tax system which will Contlnue to support mis
<br /> environment.
<br /> Thank you forme opportunity to comment.
<br /> Regards,
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<br /> r,o. wx alai I John a. Rey
<br /> KAPwera, MAwAtt ss 4a Proaklent
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<br /> FAxr Wa.~aiAWO
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