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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Kim Tavares - PO Box 338 - Volcano, Hawaii - 96785 <br /> <br /> <br /> 2006 November 27 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> To: Chairman Higa and the Hawaii County Council Members <br /> <br /> RE: Bill 251 (D-2): AGAINST Re-zoning A-5a to RA-la Kona parcels: 375-003-007, 008, 009 <br /> <br /> Greetings, <br /> <br /> Thank you for this opportunity to express my views on Hawaii County planning issues. My interests <br /> include preserving open space, watersheds, native flora and fauna ecosystems that support rare and <br /> endangered species found nowhere else on the planet, and to preserve the warm, spirited culture of old <br /> Hawaii, well into the future. Thank you for your support for the Open Space initiative. I have found <br /> there is strong support for open space preservation, in my work with the Puna CDP. It is successfully <br /> bringing people together in an effort to preserve these common interests. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, planning, zoning, rezoning and new developments continue being processed, permitted <br /> and built. I am concerned at the number of bills introduced that are requests for higher density zoning. <br /> In some cases it is okay or even makes sense, such as Bill 342, since the land affected is in the middle <br /> of town and close to the University. <br /> Bill 251 on the other hand, should NOT be approved. I am opposed to rezoning these properties <br /> from A-5a to RA-la. Open space above the highway should remain open. Agriculture lands should be <br /> retained for agriculture. Rezoning agricultural lands to urban, residential, commercial, or subdividing <br /> agricultural lands should be strictly regulated, in most cases forbidden, in the County General Plan. <br /> <br /> It is my hope that the County Council place conservation and agriculture considerations at the top of <br /> your land use priority lists, before considering any new building developments, and decline any density <br /> raising proposals to change zoning until the CDP's have had a chance to make recommendations. <br /> <br /> Sincerely <br /> <br /> <br /> *im Tav e <br /> <br /> <br /> Kim Tavares *2006 <br /> Community Development Hui of Fem Forest (member) <br /> Fern Forest Community (Roads) Association (member & Business Manager) <br /> Puna Community Development Plan Steering Committee <br /> Liaison to working groups: <br /> Culture & Historic Preservation, Natural Resources Preservation & Protection <br /> Discussion Participant in additional working groups: <br /> Agricultural Lands, Land Use sub-group Preservation of Open Lands, Parks & Recreation <br /> Comm. No. wa. <br /> Ref. To: [ems <br /> Ref. Date <br />