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County of Hawai `i <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br />C� <br />July 23, 2008 <br />Pete Hoffmann, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council `X' <br />County of Hawai `i <br />333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />r <br />Dear Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members: c"' <br />Kona Community Development Plan <br />The Planning Commission conducted public hearings on June 20, 2008, July 10, 2008, and July 18, <br />2008, to review the draft Kona Community Development Plan (CDP) as submitted by the Kona <br />CDP Steering Committee and its consultant, Wilson Okamoto Corporation. At its meeting of July <br />18, 2008, the Commission voted to send a favorable recommendation of the Kona CDP, in its <br />entirety, to the County Council. <br />In addition, the Planning Commission asked the County Council to provide additional language to <br />Policy LU -1.5, located on page 4-39, in order to clarify that the intent of the Policy applies only to <br />discretionary land use changes in cases where an applicant currently has no entitlements. <br />Enclosed for your favorable consideration is the draft bill adopting the Kona CDP along with the <br />Planning Department's Background and Recommendation Report. We have also included a copy of <br />the Kona CDP (Volumes I and II), and nine corresponding compact discs. Volume II contains the <br />background information for the Kona CDP. <br />For your information, transcripts of the hearings will be forthcoming shortly. <br />Sincerely, <br />---------- <br />1� <br />Rodney a�s <br />War <br />ta a n be , Chairman <br />Planning Commission <br />cc: Planning Department -Kona <br />Lincoln Ashida, Esq. <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />