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Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Co-Chair and Honorable K. Angel Pilago, Co-Chair COMMITTEE ON PLANNING Page 2 January 3, 2005 objectives. It is discussed in more detail in the attached August 21, 2002 letter to Bobby- Jean Leithead-Todd (then Council planning chair). In brief, the compromise proposal would create a coastal open space band about 1400' deep which would remain largely in its natural state. The letter contains a map that shows the compromise amendment. Kohanaiki was zoned for hotels, commercial aeeas, and apartments right up to the shoreline. A strong community group, the Protect Kohanaiki `Ghana, represented the voices of many people who wanted to keep the area for a shoreline park and Hawaiian cultural practices. After long discussions, the developer, County, and community members agreed to a compromise development plan where the entire shoreline would be kept open and donated to the public, the developer would build public pazk facilities, and the total development would be greatly scaled down and major buildings kept away from the shoreline. The coastal open space azea is not as deep as in G-9, but it is a good compromise for the public, given the private ownership of the area and the existing zoning. The attached letter dated June 17, 2003, discusses this in more detail, and includes [he compromise General Plan map. If the Council follows this recommendation and drops G-9, G-10, and H-1 from the current comprehensive review, there is little risk that development inconsistent with the compromise will occur before the interim amendments can come to the Council for action. Kohanaiki is being developed, but in accordance with the compromise, and the terms aze secured by the SMA permit and the Good Faith Agreement between the landowner and community members. The Keopuka and Onouli areas that are covered by H-I are in the Special Management Area, and an SMA permit from the Planning Commission would be necessary for any significant development. The remainder of H-1 is either owned by the State and in the state pazk, or is in the Conservation District and would need an SMA permit and Conservation District Use Permit for substantial development. The Kohanaiki and Keopuka landowners made good-faith efforts to understand and agree to the desires of the County administration and many members of the public to have coastal open space, environmental protection, and development at a lower intensity and scale. They have consented to land use changes that greatly reduce the development potential of their properties, and greatly reduce their potential financial return. They should not be penalized by the enactment of General Plan amendments that aze much more restrictive than the compromises.