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30. Kohala Elementary and High Schools are located just north of Akoni Pule Highway approximately 0.5 miles west of the project site. 31. There are recreation fields available at the public schools and the County of Hawaii has a major regional park, Kamehameha Park, located just north of Akoni Pule Highway about 0.5 miles to the east. This facility has a multi- purpose gymnasium, swimming pool, ball fields and a golf driving range. 32. Electrical and cable television services are available to the project site on Akoni Pule Highway that fronts the northern boundary of the site. E. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS 33. In terms of the relationship between short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long term productivity, no short-term exploitation of resources that would entail negative long-term consequences has been identified for the rezoning request. 34. The construction of the structures on the project site will generate construction noise and dust during the construction period. These impacts will be mitigated by restricting the construction period to daylight hours and using best industry practices to control any fugitive dust. 35. One alternative would be to develop the property as a residential lot with the existing zoning. The lot would have limited value because of the two street frontages and the commercial nature of the Akoni Pule Highway corridor. Realtors have advised that this would not be a desirable residential location. Another alternative would be to leave the site undeveloped. This would deny the owner the economic value of her property and not provide the needed office and retail space for the community. 36. The construction of the office/retail structure and parking stalls would involve the irreversible and irretrievable commitment of only negligible quantities of natural resources. F. CONCLUSION Based on the application, questionnaire and the previous statements, the applicants believe the approval of this change of zone request would result in an appropriate land use that will serve the general public. The applicants respectfully request a favorable consideration of this request to change the zone of the subject property from Single Family Residential - 15,000 square foot (RS-15) to Village Commercial - 10.000 square foot (CV-10).