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Regarding the specific proposals before you now, it is simply irresponsible to put any more strain on our infrastructure until we catch up to the over development we already have. Before you even consider approving more projects, we must have major improvements in our roads and public transportation. And what about water, sewage, police, fire, schools, etc? If we continue to build and build and build, there will never be enough roads or electricity or water, let alone open space. We need a change in our concept of prosperity and a new commitment to the land and the people of Hawaii. As far as the future West Hawaii campus of the University of Hawaii, there is something fundamentally wrong when a community has to turn to the paternalistic largess of private contractors, speculators and developers in order to fund its essential institutions of health care and learning. It was disgusting when developers tried to buy community support by contributing to the Kona Hospital and it is no different in the case of the UH West Hawaii campus. We should not sell out to--or be held hostage by--developers. Rather we should fund these institutions ourselves and hold THEM hostage. As to subdividing more of Kaloko Mauka. Whoever bought the property as ag 20 should have planned on using it as zoned. Perhaps they had a hope or intent to subdivide it at some time in the future. Thats not a guarantee. It is detrimental to our environment to grant this subdivision. It does nothing to alleviate our housing problems and I say that just because someone planned to make an obscene profit, they can still make a fairly disgusting profit just selling it in one piece if they choose. I urge the council not to approve these subdivisions and to seek alternatives that will benefit the community for the long term.