2021-12-27 KALA'AU 'OHANA TESTIMONIES W/APPLICANT RESPONSE

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111'.)aryn Arai I1....and Use Nanning awns ullta nt November 23, 2021 Ms. Rose Kalaau Ms. Waiola Kalaau PO Box 534 Honoka`a, HI 96727 Dear Mmes Kalaau: Subj ect: Response to your comments regarding Change of Zone Application (REZ 21-000248) Applicant: Dwayne Cravalho Request: Agricultural (A-20a) to Village Commercial (CV-7.5) Affected Property: TMK 5-5-009:019, Hawi Town, Ka`auhuhu, North Kohala Thank you both for taking the time to submit your concerns to Mr. Cravalho. We apologize for the length of time it has taken to provide you with this response as we wished to be very thoughtful and considerate of the many questions that you had regarding this proposal. We also noted that your letters were not shared with the Planning Department, which you have every opportunity to do. We did not wish to forward your letters to the Planning Department without your consent and against your intentions, so this response will similarly not be copied to the Planning Department. The proposal as part of this change of zone request is for two food trucks, portable tables and toilets. Based on the concerns raised by yourselves and others in the community, Mr. Cravalho is willing to initially reduce the proposal to a single food truck in order to proceed in a cautious manner to ensure that the food truck operation is managed properly to the extent that it will minimize the effects upon traffic along Hoea Road and its intersection with Akoni Pule Highway. One option that was discussed was the emphasis on promoting mobile orders and take -away to further reduce the possibility of vehicular congestion within the property. Not having on -site seating may be another opportunity to reduce the amount of time customers remain on the property, further reducing the possibility of congestion. While Mr. Cravalho understands that there may be other locations that provides for additional parking opportunities, it was the location of this particular property in proximity to existing Commercial -zoned lands that led him to believe that a food truck operation could be beneficial for the community, especially given the transitory nature of a food truck operation that does not rely upon permanently constructed improvements. The overall size of the food truck has not yet P.O. BOX 4501, HILO HAWAII 96720 PHONE: (808) 895-3218 EMAIL: DARYN.ARAI@OUTLOOK.COM