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on those roads every day. My husband and I take walks past this property so we know this property very well. All right, I am testifying in opposition to the proposed rezoning of this TMK by Hawaiian Rainbows and Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation. We need affordable housing, but not at the expense of the community’s safety and the environment. I have the following objections to the proposed rezoning and self-help housing project: 1. The proposed 30 homes in the affordable self-help housing project will have individual septic tanks and leaching fields. These 30 homes will be located upslope and just at the 1000-foot radius of the Kulaimano well that supplies water to the Pepeekeo community. In fact, 7 lots will be located partially within this 1000-foot radius. And according to a letter that I attached from Mr. Milton Pavao, Manager of the County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply, there is a potential for septic systems in this TMK to adversely impact the source water quality. th In a public meeting that was held on March 16 Mr. Christopher Yuen, Director of the County Planning Department, gave out erroneous information that this Kulaimano well would be made inactive after the new well was drilled and online. He was incorrect. I now have information in writing from Mr. Milton Pavao that states that the Kulaimano well will remain active even after the new well comes on line. As a result, there is a potential for 30 individual septic systems and leach fields to contaminate the Kulaimano well that services the Pepeekeo community. 2. The State of Hawaii Department of Health (and that’s my third attachment) recommended denial of the subdivision, because the proposed lots are 7500 square feet in size. A minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet is required for individual septic systems. In a public hearing held on th March 16, Mr. Harold Yee from the State Department of Health stated that variances have been given in the past for affordable homes. In my opinion, such a variance would be unwise given the potential problem of source water contamination. 3. This proposed development will be located off Old Mamalahoa Highway with a one-lane bridge with poor visibility accessing the Kulaimano Subdivision. The other access is via Sugar Mill Road, which is a private road. The intersection of Old Mamalahoa Highway and Sugar Mill Road is a potentially dangerous one. I travel this every day, I know. It has very poor visibility. Imagine 30 homes multiplied by 2 cars per home – there is a potential for increased traffic across a one-lane bridge with poor visibility or a private road with a dangerous intersection. 4.This proposed rezoning of 6.7 acres of prime agricultural land which is zoned 20 acre Agricultural to Low Density RS 7.5 is poor planning. It will place 30 affordable homes in the middle of agricultural lands. For example, a farmer below this property grows sweet potatoes, green onions and other vegetables. There is a potential for pesticide drift from neighboring farms to adversely affect the health of children in this proposed subdivision. th At the public meeting on March 19 Mr. Christopher Yuen stated that this rezoning would not place a low density urban development in the midst of agricultural lands because properties across the street are zoned Low Density Urban (RS-10). This is correct. However, although the Makahanaloa Estates subdivision is zoned RS-10, current covenants only allow one house to be built per lot. I request that a decision on rezoning this TMK either be denied or postponed until these four problems are solved. There should not be a rush to approve this rezoning request when the EXHIBIT D 13