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<br />I -, my understanding partly comes from a West Hawaii Today article that said this
<br />application was for 42 lots. I understand today they've now managed to squeeze in 43 lots. It
<br />is a high density application. This, in addition to previously approved applications, four or
<br />five by the same developer, which I begin to wonder if they're not making the applications
<br />small in order to bypass constraints, I understand there is a constraint that if an application is
<br />over 100 lots, impact studies are required.
<br />Well, this application is not 100 lots, it's 43. However, this brings to a total of four or five
<br />applications that have been requested in the same area, all of which impact Nani Kailua, and in
<br />total, I believe they go over 145 lots. I think if this Commission was looking at an application
<br />for 145 lots, there would be a requirement for impact studies, traffic, environment, water,
<br />sewage, education, social services. None of this is being required because it's incremental
<br />rezoning. I believe Director Yuen is well aware of this and is trying to address it and is
<br />limited by the law, and I understand that.
<br />I'm not opposed to development. This is people's ground and they own it and they're certainly
<br />allowed to sell it and develop it and make money off of it. I'm here, as many others, by the
<br />same process. Nevertheless, without proper impact studies, I am concerned about the impact
<br />of this incremental rezoning. I would ask, at a minimum, that if the study does have to go
<br />forward, that we consider Commissioner Graham's concern about the density. Rather than
<br />saying we want to make it high density, so trust us, it'll be okay, say let's -, until we have
<br />something concrete that will show what's -, how the impact is going to be addressed, until that
<br />happens, let's at least compromise and keep it low density. Let's not go to RS-10, let's keep it
<br />RS-20. That is consistent with some of the other rezoning, and it at least minimizes the
<br />continual impact. And hopefully, over time, Director Yuen will have a process put in place
<br />that will properly address the impact of these incremental applications.
<br />I do -, there was a letter written by one of our neighbors to Director Yuen, and a copy to some
<br />of the other members, I have a copy which I'll submit to the Commission today, I only have
<br />one copy, I'm sorry, just to show that there are many, many, many other neighbors in the
<br />area that I am here to represent, as I'm sure most everyone else is, that couldn't make it today.
<br />So there's a large number of residents that are very concerned about the impact of this
<br />incremental rezoning in what is already admittedly a very heavily urbanized area with one
<br />access street.
<br />There was also a comment about a possible future access to Queen K that the State may or may
<br />not approve. Here again, trust us, it'll be approved down the road. Well, if we're going to
<br />approve development based upon future access, I am not comfortable. The access should be a
<br />requirement of the development. If the State has to approve that, get the State approval first.
<br />Anyway, those are my comments. I would ask that you strongly consider a condition that this
<br />be rezoned RS-20 at a minimum. My preference would be that impact studies be required,
<br />also, but at a minimum that it be lower density. Thank you.
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