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DAVID Y.IGE WILLIAM J,HILA,JR <br /> GOVERNOR F+I CHAIRMAN <br /> STATEOPHAWAII I , HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION <br /> �'t f <br /> JOSH GREEN ' '` .........a"'�`� TYLER I.GOMES <br /> LT.GOVERNOR T'IN'E' DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRMAN <br /> STATE OF HAWAII <br /> STATE OF HAWAII <br /> DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS <br /> P.O.BOX 1879 <br /> HONOLULU,HAWAII 96805 <br /> TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM J. AILA, JR, CHAIRMAN <br /> HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION <br /> BEFORE THE COUNTY OF HAWAII WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> MEETING ON JUNE 2, 2022 AT 9:00 AM <br /> AGENDA ITEM #2 Y , INC. ( L® 022- 12) <br /> May 31, 2022 <br /> Aloha Members of the Commission: <br /> HHL has 3,200 acres of land in its Pana`ewa Tract near the project area of the <br /> proposed use. ®HHL lands closest to the proposed use are its agricultural homestead <br /> lands. There are approximately 260 ®HHL agriculture homestead lessees and their <br /> families that reside in the surrounding area (Exhibit A - Map). ®HHL is concerned that <br /> the proposed use, without additional conditions, could adversely affect the surrounding <br /> properties, including residents of DHHL's Pana`ewa agricultural homestead area. <br /> ®HHL raised these concerns during the applicant's HRS 343 Environmental <br /> Assessment (EA) process (Exhibit S ® DHHL Early Comments on Yamada & Son HRS <br /> 343 EA), However, ®HHL did not feel that its concerns were adequately addressed in <br /> the applicant's Final EA. <br /> As such, DHHL requests that, prior to approval of the applicant's Special Permit, <br /> that the Windward Planning Commission include the following conditions of approval to <br /> further avoid adversely affecting the surrounding properties. <br /> Condition 1: This Condition shall be included in the Special Use Permit. The <br /> application includes an Exit Plan 2041. Within four months of permit approval, the <br /> applicant shall develop an Exit Plan in consultation with the Keaukaha Pana`ewa <br /> Farmers Association (KPFA) and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). <br /> The Exit Plan shall include mitigation efforts to leave `aina in non-hazardous condition to <br /> ensure that the state property is not degraded. <br /> The Exit Plan shall include consideration for Hawaiian Home Commission Act (HHCA) <br /> beneficiaries, who reside or will reside in the KPFA community on HHCA lands in <br /> Pana`ewa. The site must not negatively impact HHCA lands or current/future <br />