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t- 3-Ug; 9: 13AM: 18095453463 +8085283463 n I q <br /> r--~~~ J(ii i Fjai q „ - <br /> c i <br /> t <br /> '9 <br /> r <br /> ' LAND USE RESEARCH <br /> FOUNDATION OF HAWAII <br /> 70o Bishop Street. S[e, t9z8 ` <br /> Honolulu, Hawaii 9683 ~ <br /> Phooe 521-q~t7 <br /> I <br /> Fax 536-ot32 <br /> January 3, 2005 <br /> The Honorable Pete Hoffmann and K. Angel Pilago, Co-Chairs, and Members <br /> Committee on Planning <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 BY FACSIMILE: (8081961-8912 <br /> ~ Dear Co-Chairs Hoffmann and Pilago, and Committee Members: <br /> RE: BILL NO. 163 [DRAFTS 1, 2, and 3] FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII GENERAL PLAN AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. <br /> 89-142, AS AMENDED <br /> My name is Dean Uchida, Executive Director of the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii <br /> <br /> i (LURF), a private, non-profit research and trade association whose members include major <br /> Hawaii landowners, developers and a utility company. One of LURF's missions is to advocate <br /> for reasonable and rational land use planning, legislation and regulations affecting common <br /> problems in Hawaii. <br /> LURF is testifying in regard to Bill No. 163 and the County of Hawaii General Plan Revision <br /> Program because of our overall concern that the General Plan be a meaningful guide to public- <br /> private investment for growth and development in the County, rather than a regulatory document <br /> requiring individual project consistency and concurrency of infrastructure as preconditions to <br /> fuhtre development approvals. We believe that the General Plan, when revised, should remain <br /> true to the intent of the Hawaii County Charter, Section 3-15 of which provides that the General <br /> Plan shall set forth policy for the long-range comprehensive physical development of the County, <br /> and shall contain a statement of development objectives, standazds, and principles for the most <br /> desirable use of land within the County. <br /> By way of background, we understand the following with respect to the General Plan Revision <br /> Program which has taken place to date. The comprehensive review of the General Plan began in <br /> January, 2002, when the Planning Director transmitted Bill No. 163 [Draft I ] to the Council- <br /> After anumber of meetings, workshops, and hearings, the Council Plamiing Committee asked <br /> the Legislative Auditor's Office to revise Bill No. 163 to make it more "succinct and <br /> Comm. No. 4~•2 <br /> Ref. To: Preseep+ <br /> Ref. Uate <br /> <br />