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The State is actually planning to do commercial, resort,hotel, timeshare and golf development around the harbor, the expanded harbor. I want to make sure that the Commission understands what the State agencies are requesting. So its not just commercial and golf but really a mixed-use development. Master Plan Mixed-Use development, which includes hotel, time-sharecomponents. Transient accommodations are going to be important for the economic viability of the developer to be able to achieve and build these public infrastructure of the road, the collector road and the harbor. And so, to accurately reflect what the State is proposing in planning it really should include that mixed-use and hotel and timeshare in the description. In the LUPAG map itself I want to first say that its great that the Planning Director recognizes the urban use of rd this land. I appreciate the corrections that the Director has made in terms of the April 3 dated map which has some additional urban expansion areas. However I want to emphasize that Jacoby Development is proposing a Mixed-Use development that does include commercial retail and transient accommodations. And that they really are essential to the economic viability of the project and therefore we would request the Planning Commission to recommend to Council to include the resort designation for the DLNR and DHHL parcels and theres about 4 TMKs I can provide you with details. We had presented this request in comments to the Planning Directors draft. And so in early January we had submitted letters in support of this requested change to add Resort designation to these 2 parcels. The Department of Hawaiian Home-. To the 4 parcels owned by the 2 agencies. Those were sent in from Jacoby Development from Department of Hawaiian Homelands, Department of Land and Natural Resources and individuals in the community, Earl Bakkens, Eric Peck, Rick Vidgin, Sue Vermillion, Rick Gaffney and organizations like Smart Growth America and Rocky Mountain Institute and HIEDB. I dont know if you were given copies of those letters that were written testimony to the Director but those are on file. If you wish I certainly could provide written testimony to summarize these and could even provide a proposed LUPAG map if but I want to defer to the Commission, youve got your job to do in making recommendations on this. But I wanted to apprise you of this current status and the State Agencies intention and Jacoby Developments response. And I appreciate the opportunity to speak before you today. Thank you very much. ALAMEDA:Thank you very much. Questions Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:David? TARNAS:Yes. GRAHAM:It sounds like near Honokohau there your plans are available to the large scale development and all these ways youre speaking of and that sort of the basis for or the support for that really comes from the RFP from the State. But from us as the County and a County agency I mean we look at our K to K plan, we look at our infrastructure needs all that kind of stuff. So, seems like before we want to adapt our General Plan we gotta find coherence for all that kind of stuff too. So, I just wanted to put that out if David you have more to offer on that or whatever. TARNAS:Thank you Ill briefly comment on that. I appreciate that comment Commissioner. IntheKtoKplantheareawhichistheDepartmentofHawaiianHomeLandsareaisrecognizedasa Regional Urban Center that would be north of Kailua-Kona that could help to relieve some of the urban pressureonKailua-Kona.AnditwasenvisionedasIsayaRegionalUrbanCenter.Theresthedriveas well and an open space in the shoreline. The Directors recommendationto change some of that open area tourbanexpansionIthinkdoesrecognizethaturbanuseofthelandsandithasasubstantialcoastalocean buffer. So in principal it follows the same, the Directors recommendation follows the same EXHIBIT D 12