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County of Hawaii <br /> June 13, 2023 <br /> RE: OPPOSE KAUPULEHU LAND LLC PL-SLU-2022-000008 AND PL-REZ-2022-000039 <br /> To Whom It May Concern, <br /> My name is LaDonna Shively and I live in Kamuela, HI and I OPPOSE all applications submitted <br /> by Kaupulehu Land LLC. <br /> I do not believe we need, nor do I want more commercial space in Waimea, especially at the <br /> entry to town where the traffic risks are great. The town of Waimea is currently over-congested <br /> with traffic, commercial development of agricultural land will only create more traffic that this <br /> small town of Waimea is not built for. No by-pass has been allowed, so therefor further <br /> commercial development should be restricted. <br /> The town of Waimea is currently a dangerous place to drive due to the fact that we have a <br /> considerable amount of semi-truck drivers trying to make their way through this small little town, <br /> transporting containers across the Big Island from Kawaihae barge to Hilo barge. The traffic in <br /> Waimea would be less of an issue if the barges were delivered straight into Hilo negating the <br /> need for truckers to pass through Waimea to deliver supplies to Hilo barge from Kawaihae <br /> barge. However this is not the case and we need to be mindful of any activities, such as <br /> converting agricultural land into commercial and small residential lots, that will create an even <br /> bigger traffic issue for this small town of Waimea. <br /> There was an auto accident the other day near Anekona Subdivision on the dry-side of Waimea, <br /> the traffic was stalled for many hours and this is not safe for any ambulance trying to get to the <br /> hospital in the town of Waimea, lately we have been hearing a constant roar of ambulences. <br /> What is going to happen when these small and huge developments are allowed to build <br /> endlessly, change the zoning and make this Island a very dangerous place to drive. The auto <br /> insurance rates are astronomically high on this island due to the unusual amount of accidents <br /> that happen here, do we want to make this problem worse with additional traffic created by more <br /> development of this island? <br /> The local residents cannot afford to absord the exorbitant land and residential prices that have <br /> been continually inflating at a rapid pace. Additionally the property taxes have been on a <br /> rampant rise, making the cost of living even more unafforable for the average person. How can <br /> this benefit the Island people? <br /> I am asking the planning committee to reject these applications. <br />