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• The Kona Community Development Plan, under which this Project was <br /> proposed in 1984, was undergoing extensive review, as Harry Kim noted in his <br /> 2021 response to the Kona Three LLC Environmental Assessment. <br /> Conflict of Interest <br /> Current Planning Director Kern was previously the spokesperson/consultant for <br /> the then named "Kona Village", presenting the Kona Three LLCs plan for the <br /> development to an assembly of Kona Vistas homeowners. The "Kona Village" <br /> Environmental Assessment for "Kona Village", submitted in 2018, was produced <br /> by Zendo Kern. It's only appropriate that Mr Kern should recuse himself from all <br /> discussions and decisions regarding the development because of his obvious <br /> relationship with Kona Three LLC. Mr Kern's consulting firm is now directed <br /> by a family member. <br /> Archaeological and Cultural Importance <br /> • Multiple and significant archaeological sites and burials are located on the <br /> parcel. <br /> • Archeological sites are spread across multiple adjacent parcels. Developments <br /> such as this obliterate archaeological and cultural heritage one project at a time. <br /> • Plan will destroy stone walls that appear to be a continuation of the Holualoa <br /> Slide descending from the Holualoa Inn property. Oral history confirms this. <br /> Preservation Council Support* <br /> The Palama la Kona Heritage Preservation Council supports saving these parcels <br /> from development. <br /> Agricultural Zoning <br /> • Land has historical significance*, evidenced by its location in line with both the <br /> Holualoa heiau and the Kealakowa'a heiau in the Holualoa 1&2 ahupua'a. <br /> Historical research indicates the land between the two heiau was used in the <br /> transport of huge trees from Pihopono (the Holualoa Forest Preserve) by use of <br /> a holoa extending from heiau to heiau, hence the name Holua loa "The long <br />