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o Impact of Multi -Year Construction on quiet neighborhoods <br />Impact on schools that are at or over capacity <br />Proposed Housing is Inappropriate for Local Needs <br />Proposed Housing Style is not in keeping with the neighbor Community. <br />o Existing neighborhoods are single family ranch style houses <br />o Development proposes duplex, 4plex, 6plex 40 feet clusters <br />Further Information: <br />• Original developer had procured extensions through 2011. Kona Three LLC <br />became the next owner in 2015, submitting incomplete environmental assessments. It <br />has exceeded time extensions multiple times while still not fully addressing 4 lane <br />access and egress through Lako/Kuakini/Queen K installation, among other issues. <br />• The Kona Community Development Plan, under which this Project was proposed <br />in 1984, is currently undergoing extensive review, as Mayor Harry Kim noted in his 2021 <br />response to the Kona Three LLC Environmental Assessment. <br />Conflict of Interest <br />Current Planning Director Kern was previously the spokesperson/agent for the <br />then named "Kona Village", presenting the Kona Three LLCs plan for it to an assembly <br />of Kona Vistas homeowners. The "Kona Village" Environmental Assessment for "Kona <br />Village", submitted in 2018, was done by Zendo Kern. Mr Kern should recuse himself <br />from all decisions regarding the development because of an obvious relationship with <br />Kona Three LLC. <br />Archaeological and Cultural Importance <br />• Multiple and significant archaeological sites and burials are located on the parcel. <br />• Archeological sites are spread across multiple adjacent parcels. Developments such <br />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 Slide <br />descending from the Holualoa Inn property. <br />