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r � ► Hawaii Operating Engineers <br /> Industry Stabilization Fund <br /> LOCALCT * 2181 apolei, HI Street <br /> Kapolei, HI 96707 <br /> S T A B I E R A T I O N Phone: (808) 845-6221 <br /> Website: www.hoeisf.com <br /> December 6, 2022 <br /> Honorable, Michael Vitousek, Leeward Planning Commission, Chair <br /> Honorable Members of the Hawaii County Leeward Planning Commission <br /> RE: Amendments to Ordinance No. 02 131 Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ- <br /> 2022-000033. Applicant: Kona <br /> Chair Vitousek and members: <br /> My name is Wayne Perrin Jr., and I am the Big Island Representative for Hawaii Operating <br /> Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund (HOEISF). We are a labor management fund representing <br /> 3000 unionized members in heavy engineering site work and 500 general contractors <br /> specializing in heavy site and vertical construction. HOEISF supports the amendments to <br /> Ordinance No. 02 131, Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ-2022-000033. <br /> The proposed Royal Vistas multiple-family project is a part of the larger Kona Vistas community <br /> that was originally approved in 1984 by both the State Land Use Commission and the Hawai'i <br /> County Council. The past 38 years has seen the completion of the 215-lot Kona Vistas single- <br /> family residential subdivision targeting the upper-income market. Now its time to focus on <br /> providing more affordable housing opportunities for many in the actively working segment of <br /> our community. <br /> The 450-unit Royal Vistas project will offer both fee and rental opportunities for the mid- <br /> market group of residents, which include the workforce gap group represented by people like <br /> me, with incomes too high to qualify for subsidized affordable housing and too low to afford <br /> market-rate homes. <br /> We need to support projects that provides more-affordable housing opportunities for <br /> residents, and we need it now! HOEISF sincerely asks that the commission allow Kona Three <br /> LLC the additional time they need to complete the urgently needed Royal Vistas housing <br /> project. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Wayne Perrin Jr. <br /> Big Island Representative <br /> Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund <br /> UNITED OUR STRENGTHS AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER TOMORROW <br />