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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 3 Street/Hina Lani Street intersection, the Kamanu Street/Hina Lani Street intersection and the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway/Hina Lani Street intersection. Approval of this amendment request would not be contrary to the General Plan, Kona Community Development Plan or Zoning Code nor the original reasons for granting the Change of Zone. Prior to the 2005 General Plan update, the project area was designated Industrial and Urban Expansion on the LUPAG Map, however, the 2005 update transitioned the entire project area into the LUPAG Industrial designation. The General Industrial (MG -1) and Industrial -Commercial Mixed (MCX-20) zoning is consistent with the LUPAG Industrial designation. The Kona Community Development Plan (CDP), was adopted by Ordinance No. 08-131 on September 25, 2008 by the Hawaii County Council. The project site is situated within the Kona Urban Area (KUA) and a portion of the project area is situated within the Honokohau Village Regional Center TOD. The Kona CDP Transportation Network snap identifies Kamanu Street Extension through the project site as a Major Collector Road and identifies Kanalani Street Extension through the project site as a Minor Collector Road. Construction of the proposed roadway alignments (and dedication to the County) will support and implement the Kona CDP's general objective of increasing street inter- connectivity within the Kona Urban Area, particularly by providing a second signalized mauka-makai ingress/egress from Queen Ka`ahumanu Hwy into the existing Kaloko Industrial Subdivision. The change of zone was originally approved in 2004 to allow the development of Phase 1 of the West Hawaii Business Park to include commercial, light industrial and industrial uses. The project area is situated between two existing industrial areas, Kaloko Industrial Park to the north and Honokohau Industrial area to the south. The project area includes an existing quarry and related uses and has since been developed with a medical clinic on Parcel 3. The approval of the General Industrial and Industrial -Commercial Mixed zoning was and remains consistent with the existing uses within the project site and surrounding areas. Moreover, the reasons for approval of the change of zone still apply, namely, conformance to the General Plan LUPAG industrial designation and associated land use and economic policies and meeting the demand for additional, industrial zoned lands in an area that has few physical constraints to development and is adequately served by essential utilities and services.