2022-04-21 Leeward Exh B (Public Testimony re Items 2&3 Hawaii One1 Investors REZ&SMA)

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time have caused or exacerbated life-threatening and quality of life-threatening problems that must be fixed and will be very costly to the local community, including us taxpayers. We can do better. Five key areas of concern to me are mobility. When we build vehicle dependent housing, we cannot ever build enough roads or parking lots. 2) Social capital. Building cul-de-sac car houses are not affordable for our local families. 3) Evacuation. Adding more people before an adequate tsunami evacuation plan is in place would be negligent. 4) Sewage processing. Connecting to an overwhelming or deficient sewer system would be negligent. 5) Cultural heritage and historic landscape preservation. Destruction is not pono. Most important to us should be any decisions that are not reversible. Future generations will inherit what we do now. Realistically, we only get one opportunity to transform our remaining open landscape. Development locks in prescribed way of life that supports or excludes our local families. Development typically destroys open space, landscapes, and historic resources. They are gone forever. Two top considerations that lock in where it's possible are mobility. Sprawling suburban development causes never ending demand for added road capacity. It is unsustainable and unaffordable. We need walkable mixed-use neighborhoods to reduce the need to use cars and encourage social connections. All development from here out must be required to provide comfortable pedestrian access to stores, restaurants and other businesses, the beach, and parks. Vehicle dependency exacerbates in equity. Currently people who can lease, afford vehicles are required to drive the longest distances from affordable housing to school and work and services. This significantly reduces their free time and increases their fuel costs. 2) Social capital. Kona is highly desirable, and we have become unbalanced toward investors and short-term returns. We need Kona development to focus on housing and interconnected neighborhoods designed for full-time local families. We need civic and community spaces in or adjacent to these neighborhoods that build strong neighborhood identity and connectedness with the surrounding area. We know so much more than we did 13 years ago. You're better informed. Please act wisely and do right for Kona, our ancestors, our families, and our future. Please don't approve the request on these two agenda items. We need housing. The developers making accommodations to meet county requirements, but this plan follows too much of the outdated and proven to be problematic model. Mahalo nui loa for your dedication and service to our community. VITOUSEK: Mahalo. Next up is Shannon Rudolph. Is Shannon here? RUDOLPH: Aloha, can you hear me? VITOUSEK: Yes, there you are. Would you please state your name and the town that you live in. RUDOLPH: Yes, my name is Shannon Rudolph0. I'm a 40-year Hawaii island resident. I live in Holualoa, and I just wanted to state before my testimony that I'm unhappy with the conflicting deadlines on the Leeward Planning Commission page. It says we have to sign up for Zoom or send testimony 48 hours in advance. But then I just heard a rumor late yesterday afternoon that 7 EXHIBIT B