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Bethea, Skip <br /> From: Richard Schulze [schulze@aloha.net] <br /> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:29 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Please; do not let subdividers keep us from the ocean. <br /> 9ECENcdii- `""r <br /> This is a petition opposing Bill 356, a rezoning ordinance which, if iime.._3_.GL~/~'~__ 6 ~ <br /> passed, would allow Continental Pacific, LLC to subdivide the old t'~+, f,~3~_1(l,~,____,___~_.~ <br /> Pepeekeo Mill camp plantation park into eleven residential lots with ;-~,,,,,~.,i <br /> only a forty foot set back from the edge of the pali. There has been no <br /> provisions for an open space park or special accommodations for persons <br /> needing convenient access to the shoreline area in the comprehensive <br /> plan to subdivide 1300 acres and tour miles of shoreline in the <br /> Pepeekeo Makai subdivision. <br /> PEPE'EKEO POINT is the last remnant of a historic plantation community, <br /> and an important recreation and scenic area. This was the location of <br /> the old Pepeekeo Mill camp ballpark. The area has been used for <br /> fishing, picnicking and ocean viewing activities continuously for <br /> decades. The pali is gently sloping and low, making this the easiest <br /> place to access the shoreline for a four mile shoreline area. The <br /> developer has gated off Pepeekeo Point and approximately two miles of <br /> shoreline. <br /> The plantation park at PEPE'EKEO POINT is the last remnant of the <br /> historic Pepeekeo Mill plantation community. The Sugar Industry is of <br /> significant historical and cultural importance to Hawaii and has <br /> contributed substantially to the life of the rural communities. The old <br /> camp was abandoned and razed in 1980, yet the old ball park and <br /> surrounding shoreline open space has remained an important recreation <br /> and scenic area. Pepeekeo Point has been used for fishing, picnicking, <br /> and ocean viewing activities continuously for generations. Public <br /> access to the former Pepeekeo Sugar Mill and old camp is recognized in <br /> the County of Hawaii Public Shoreline Access Inventory of 1979. The <br /> General Plan of 1989 designates the shoreline area as "Open: Parks and <br /> historic sites." The pali is gently sloping and low, making this the <br /> easiest place to access the shoreline for a four mile shoreline area <br /> within the newly created Pepeekeo Makai subdivision. <br /> Pepeekeo Point is one of Hawaii Island's special scenic open spaces of <br /> historical standing and it should be protected and preserved. We ask <br /> <br /> for favorable consideration from the Hawaii County Council and a NO <br /> <br /> VOTE- BILL 356. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Richard Schulze <br /> Comm. No. 82I . tI0 <br /> Ref. To: Ptesea L <br /> Ref. Uate FFR 1 90t1 <br /> i <br /> <br />