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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> August 22, 2006 <br /> <br /> The Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> <br /> In Bill 309: Support of General Plan Map change "F-2" <br /> <br /> <br /> Dear Councilmembers: <br /> <br /> <br /> I had hoped to be able to testify in person today but will have to rely on this <br /> written testimony instead, as family commitments prevent my attendance. <br /> <br /> I live on a 2 acre parcel directly above the land of Captain Cook Ranch and <br /> have farmed on this land for the past 21 years. My crops are coffee, bird of <br /> paradise and palms for landscape use. <br /> <br /> I testified in favor of the re-zoning of this land at the hearings in 1989 which <br /> changed the zoning to Residential Agricultural - 2 acre. I remain in favor of <br /> two acre lots on this land as it is an effective means of encouraging small <br /> scale agricultural use of the property. <br /> <br /> These 2 acre lots are a very low density use of State Land Use Urban Land <br /> and the best possible use that could occur on the land. <br /> <br /> Small scale agriculture, such as these lots, are the best use of this property <br /> and support diversified agriculture in West Hawaii, which is primarily <br /> composed of coffee or other intensively cultivated crops. <br /> <br /> The General Plan Designation should be consistent with the RA-2 Zoning <br /> and State Land Use. Therefore I support the General Plan Designation <br /> <br /> Change for F-2 to Rural. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> G. Rick Robinson <br /> P. O. Box 430 <br /> Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750 <br />