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General Plan amendments - Bill 309 Page 2 of 2 both open and protected public, coastal space. Though Conservation zoning would better suit this vision, the Open designation given to this land a short year and a half ago at the end of another lengthy public process is closer to the community's request that this and all remaining, undeveloped, coastal land be protected from development. • The public, the mayor, and four members of this council stated support for postponing rezoning or subdivision in areas deemed critically overburdened due to lack of infrastructure. This land fits that category. • The latest report by the Marine Sciences Department of the University of Hilo showed that nearshore development in West Hawaii - even in areas developed to a relatively limited degree - were suffering severe damage due to surrounding development. Even waters off of NELHA and Hokulia showed damage directly related to coastal development at those sites. What, then, can the justification be for the further urbanization and destruction of critical nearshore habitat and ocean species at Kealakehe? It can't be to provide jobs - workers are arriving by the planeload to fill those that exist. It isn't that Kona doesn't have enough land in Urban zoning. There's more than enough to fulfill even the grandest development dreams. What could possibly be the reason for anf-ofyou to agree at this time to urbanize any coastal, public, open space when West HawaPi is already overstressed by development? We ask that you delete E-4 from the list of potential change of zone being requested by the Planning Director at this time. Mahalo a nui loa, Janice Palma-Glennie Moku Loa Group - Sierra Club 8/23/2006