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~ OF a,~,N,?:~. • ~ I Harry Kim Christopher J. Yuen m,,,,~. D,re~r~~ ~v~mi'µ'Rd Roy R.'I'akenaoto ~~,.9{yp" y Ley p~~y Deputy Director dL[Y1tYL~~7 Ind F~LU.~IYT PLANNING I)EPAItT1~iIEIQIT lOP Pauahi Sheet, Suite J Hilo, Hawaii 95720-3043 (808)961-8288 Fax(808)951-8742 June 17, 2003 Honorable Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd Councilperson Hawaii County Cortncil 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Councilperson Leithead-Todd: SUBJECT: KOHANAIKI GP MAP CHANGE Over the years, there has been strong public interest in preserving coastal open space at Kohanaiki, as well as securing long-term public park use of the area. The coastal area has been informally used as a recreational area by the public for many years, and it contains treasured cultural and natural resources. The present draft of the General Plan contains two proposed LUPAG map amendments for the area, G-9 and G-10 on the North Kona-2 map. The amendments called for a substantial open space area along the coast and a replacement of the existing resort, low density, medium density, and open areas further from the coast with alternate urban expansion. Since that proposal was sent to the Council, the County administration has been involved in discussions with the landowner anti concerned members of the community over the long-term future of the area. From these discussions has emerged a new master plan, prepared by the landowner, that incorporates many of the features that the County and public users of the area want. It includes a large coastal open space buffer that would be dedicated for public use and open space, as well as a level of development on the remainder of the property considerably less than that proposed by the prior landowner in the early `90's.