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• Cumulative traffic impact of yet another subdivision in the local area is unbearable. <br /> Multiple high-end housing projects along Ali'i Drive are both proposed and in <br /> development, and a 150+ room boutique luxury hotel is proposed at Keauhou Bay. <br /> • Traffic study of Ali'i Drive was done during COVID-19 restrictions, when Ironman <br /> was canceled, schools were remote, and tourism was limited. The numbers are <br /> meaningless. <br /> Impact of Multi-Year Construction on Quiet Neighborhoods <br /> • Build-out of a new subdivision will be a multi-year undertaking, including ongoing <br /> transport and use of pile drivers, bulldozers, graders, and other heavy equipment. A <br /> 10 year plan would be tortuous. <br /> • Resultant noise pollution, dust, vibration, and consequent mental and emotional <br /> stress to the neighborhood residents, including kupuna and keiki, cannot be <br /> overstated. <br /> • Kona Vistas, Iolani, and Pualani Estates homes were not built to withstand years of <br /> adjacent construction, especially not the "shield"- transmitted vibrations of a decade- <br /> long process. <br /> Impact of Multi-Year Construction on Remote Working <br /> • Kona Vistas, Iolani, and Pualani Estates residents working from home will be <br /> significantly and adversely impacted in their provision of higher education, mental <br /> health, housing, sustainable energy, architecture design, fine arts, and other services <br /> to the community. <br /> Housing Inappropriate for Local Needs <br /> • While we do not agree that this property is appropriate for development, what is <br /> needed in Kona is low- and moderate-income housing for local families (teachers, for <br /> example). The price point of this project would exclude this demographic. Rental units <br /> are not appropriate for this established community. The proposed housing density is <br /> inappropriate for this island. <br /> Kona Three LLC has cited the Kona Community Development Plan (KDCP) for <br /> presumptive justification. The KCDP was a development-oriented aspirational <br /> County document created in 1984, which has been under extensive review <br /> because of Community concerns regarding its outdated "urban expansion" <br /> I'm one of numerous very concerned homeowners regarding the additional stress on <br /> Kuakini/Queen K traffic, challenged water supply, stormwater erosion and drainage, <br /> and already over-crowded schools that the very-flawed proposed Royal Vistas 450 <br /> unit development, now in final approval status, will have upon several of our <br />