2021-12-16 Leeward Exh B (Public Testimony re Item 7 Onaka SPP)

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concern. In the future, this parcel if the permit is granted should not be referred to as a precedent supporting other SPP to convert ag land, farm dwellings as homes for farm workers into B&B lodging business enterprises. No offense to Rachelle, but it should be clearly understood on the record that this small parcel is not represented of a full actively working farm surrounded by Ag lands. It is less than an acre production area. It is part of an area planted around 1900 into a grid of small parcels. It is bordered on its makai side by all R zoned parcels, and it is surrounded on all sides by property tax classes homeowner or residential. Only one other adjoining parcel class is still Ag. Second, for a village or neighborhood. What is the biggest downside to proliferation of making taking dwellings for uses for transients not residents? It's not traffic or noise. It is the dissolving of the fabric of being an active interconnected community. Transients are not residents. They are not members of the community. They can become fans, but they cannot participate in civic engagement to keep the community connected, healthy, and vibrant. Our system relies on grassroots stewardship to guide the protection and enhancement of our neighborhoods and communities. In fact, by the rules only people living within 300 feet have standing to formally way in a non-conforming change. I've been told by the County planners to protect and enhance the village of Holualoa and the Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Corridor, Hawaii Scenic Byways we need the support of a significant portion of the community. Holualoa is quietly transitioning from a rural agricultural base village to an increasingly dense enclave of homes. They are not continuously occupied by members of the community. Whether due to absentee owners holding vacation, future retirement, or investment homes are running transient accommodation businesses. This gets the traditional balance between individual interest and the interest of the community and shifts the power to the community government agencies to determine and appropriate use mixes and tipping points. VITOUSEK: Thank you very much. HARVEY: I didn't get a two and a half minute warning? VITOUSEK: You may have didn't hear it, but they did ring the bell at two and a half minutes. So, I'm sorry that is your time. We appreciate your testimony. HARVEY: Okay, thank you. The testimony ended at 10:01 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador Secretary to Boards and Commissions 2 EXHIBIT B