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Stacy Higa, Council Chairman and County Council Members, 25Aupuni St., Suite 209 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Proposed Development of Kona Coffee Estates. Dear Council Members, It appears very clear that the residents of Malulani Gardens are opposed to the rezoning of this land. In my hand are copies of petitions, comments and letters that have been forwarded to you in opposition to this development. These are letters of real concern from the residents of Malulani Gardens about infrastructure, safety, roads, traffic congestion, ingress and egress. This huge cull de sac needs a road mauka or rezoning should be voted down. There are absentee owners that are not included in this petition due to time constraints. I would also like to mention The Kona Community Development Plan, currently being developed at a cost of $500,000 for the planning of all future development in Kailua- Kona area. Why are approvals for new subdivisions being discussed at this time when the plan is not complete? We know from past experience that once rezoning is granted, the applicant is able to construct a facility for any use that is allowed within the designated zone. We have Lowe's as a result, instead of a boutique shopping center called Mohala Village that stepped up the hill and fitted with the environment already created. The consequences are now apparent, we have a fifty foot cliff blasted out of the mountain, a fifty foot wall known as the Great Wall of Kona. The cliff has obliterated any mauka access for future development. Water is another barrier to this development. The only hook up available is the one used by Malulani Gardens and Lowe's complex. Kona Coffee Estates will require a water reservoir 150 feet of elevation above the highest home to have the desired pressure of 65psi. The homes at the top of Malulani Gardens complain about low pressure of 45psi Mahalo, Adele DeCuyper