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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Captain Cook Ranch LLC <br /> Michael W. Gibson, Manager <br /> 75-5722 Kuakini Hwy., Suite 208 <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808) 539-0483 <br /> <br /> August 29, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> Honorable Stacy K. Higa, Chairperson <br /> Hawai'i County Council 7) <br /> 25 Aupuni St. o <br /> Hilo, Hawaii i 96720 <br /> <br /> Testimony in Sunnort of Bill 309• Proposed Amendment to the General Plan <br /> LUPAG Man "17-2" to Rural <br /> <br /> <br /> Dear Chairperson Higa and Members of the Hawai'i County Council: <br /> <br /> We thank the Council for its unanimous vote to forward Bill 309 to second reading <br /> particularly LUPAG Map change "F-2" of the interim amendments to the County's General Plan. <br /> For your convenience, we restate the main points of the testimony presented in support of F-2. <br /> 1) Limitation of Density to Present RA-2a Zoning. At the request of Vice-Chairman Virginia <br /> Isbell, our counsel, Tim Lui-Kwan, has provided all of the members of the County Council <br /> with copies of both the Declaration of Restrictive Covenant and Irrevocable Escrow <br /> Instruction executed by Captain Cook Ranch LLC that assures the retention of the RA-2a <br /> zoning on the property that is proposed for "Rural" designation on the LUPAG Map of the <br /> General Plan. <br /> <br /> 2) Storm Water. Our Engineer Nancy Burns P.E. has been in attendance for both of the <br /> Council's prior deliberations on Bill 309 and provided her professional opinion that there is <br /> no significant drainage issue on the subject lands, and assured the Council that all drainage <br /> improvements will be done to the satisfaction of the County's Department of Public Works. <br /> In this regard, the Council has also received the testimony of Rick Robinson and Clarence <br /> Rapoza that the property does not experience extraordinary flooding. <br /> <br /> 3) Testimony in Support. Billy Paris has spoken in favor of Map change F-2 particularly <br /> supporting the covenant preserving the RA-2a zoning for the subject property. Supporting <br /> written testimony was provided by Gordon Leslie, who has dedicated the better part of his <br /> entire adult life to the protection of Kealakekua Bay. Two adjoining landowners, Jim and <br /> Anita Robinette, and Rick Robinson, also provided positive written testimony in support of <br /> Map change F-2. <br /> 4) Testimony in Opposition. Brenda Ford, who owns and lives on just such a two acre parcel <br /> close by, has spoken in opposition, as have Ambika Kosada and Dore Lowenthal, each of <br /> whom are adjoining landowners. Ms. Kosada has stated that she would like the area to be a <br /> Comm. No. -`(OLA'sq <br /> Ref. To: Frosa't"w4j <br /> ;tef. cote, SEP 0 2006 <br />