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MAULILI W. G. DICKSON <br /> 65-1234 Puu Opelu Road <br /> Kamuela, HI 96743 <br /> July 14,2024 <br /> Leeward Planning Commission <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg. E <br /> Kailua-Kona,HI 96740 <br /> Testimony-LPC July 18, 2024,Meeting,Agenda Items#3 &#4 <br /> Aloha, <br /> I ask the Leeward Planning Commission to NOT approve Kaupulehu Land LLC's applications <br /> for State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural and Change of Zone from <br /> an Agricultural-5 acre to Neighborhood Commercial and Residential Agricultural (Agenda <br /> Items#3&#4,Applicant: Kaupulehu Land LLC)for the following reasons: <br /> Project is solely for speculation purposes and is,therefore,inconsistent with the 2005 General <br /> Plan. <br /> It is a prime example of spot zoning and urban sprawl that Waimea is unable to support. <br /> The proposed commercial development is excessively huge with a 3-building,2-story complex <br /> and is NOT compatible with this part of Waimea.The scale and size of this proposed <br /> commercial development is too large,similar to a`strip mall'and NOT compatible for or in the <br /> character of this area. Likewise,it would degrade prime agricultural land and the"rural, <br /> ranching character"of Waimea. <br /> The development would adversely increase traffic congestion near this area.Also,this project <br /> would severely impact the traffic and create further congestion in this particular area on <br /> Mamalahoa Highway which is already difficult to navigate as the highway starts to narrow near <br /> here when driving west into Waimea Town.The level of traffic is in near constant overwhelm <br /> throughout the town which should raise cautionary thinking for ambulance and police access in <br /> light of the fact that Waimea has no bypass road. <br /> The development,if approved,would adversely increase property taxes for residents in this area. <br /> This proposed residential development,which is being built for the high-end market and not for <br /> the affordable range and would only increase the property taxes for residents of the area. Our <br /> taxes doubled in one year. <br /> The development is NOT in compliance with the Hawaii County General Plan (2005). The <br /> project fails to protect significant Agriculture lands by rezoning them and fails to preserve the <br /> rural,ranching character of Waimea as stipulated in the General Plan. Likewise,this proposed <br /> project is NOT consistent with the General Plan goals and policies that pertain to Agriculture <br />