2022-07-21 Leeward Exh E (Items 3&4 Hagen-Cowell Trust PL-SLU-2022-000004 & PL-REZ-2022-000019)

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Napo`opo`o junction from either the south or the north side for even six subdivided parcels. It's a safety issue. There are multiple lanes to cross from either direction, as the photo showed, and much distraction for all vehicles so close to the intersection, including their merge zones, both those access roads, the other side has the beginning or ending of a merge zone. It's very, very dangerous. I'm actually surprised that it would even be allowed by the rules for the highways. So please don't exacerbate the current risky situation by enabling access for six or more parcels. Mahalo nui loa. DEFRANCO: Thank you. And so now we are going to move to swear Mr. Matsukawa in, have you come up and raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth today to the Leeward Planning Commission? MATSUKAWA: I do. DEFRANCO: Thank you. MATSUKAWA: My name is Mike Matsukawa. I live on a property mauka of the subject land with my wife and some neighbors of some 40 years now. When, when you are required to make a decision on subjects like this, you are required to do a lot of thought weighing all the pros and cons of the project. So when you look at what's before you is, you know, this is a classic infill proposal; there is development all around it, it has been designated by the County for future growth. And so it doesn't meet the requirements of the existing State Land Use Law for what an Agricultural District should look like. This is a parcel that has never been used for agriculture as far as I know, 40, 50, 60, 70 years. It's been what it is. It never had any agricultural attributes. Some of the property across the street do have agricultural attributes and have been used for agriculture. So here you have a parcel of land, and from a land use planning perspective, what, what is the driving force? So you would have to look at all of the principles of good planning. So this is a classic infill. It will serve the needs of the landowner, and I think it will serve the needs of the community because it has been set for urban development, light urban development. And so I think it's a good proposal. As for traffic, the engineers would have to figure this one out. But I think it meets all the requirements for a change of land use district and change of land use zoning district as well. Thank you. DEFRANCO: Thank you. So if that's all the public testifiers we have, I'm going to need a motion to close from one of the commissioners. KANUHA: Motion to close testimony. DEFRANCO: Thank you. KNOWLES: Second. DEFRANCO: Thank you. Okay, the testimonies are now closedoh, any, all those in favor? KNOWLES: Aye. 6 EXHIBIT E