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July 15, 2024 TO: Leeward Planning Commission - County of Hawaii LPCtestimonv@hawaiicounty.jZov FR: E. Kalani Flores PO Box 6918, Kamuela, H196743 08ef80(@gmail.com RE: July 18, 2024 Meeting-Agenda Items: 3.Applicant: Kaupulehu Land LLC (PL-SLU-2022-000008) 4.Applicant: Kaupulehu Land LLC (PL-REZ-2022-000039) Aloha a Commissioners, As a Waimea resident located just a few blocks from the proposed project, our entire household of family members, call upon the LPC to REJECT these applications once again for rezoning and state land use amendment for the 64-983 Mamalahoa Hwy. property for all the reasons previously stated in my written and oral testimony presented at the previous LPC meetings and including the following reasons: Overwhelming OPPOSITION to this project The LPC should seriously consider all the testimony from previous meetings including the overwhelming OPPOSITION to this project from over 1,700 submittals, mostly from Hawaii Island, including over 700 residents from Waimea and the surrounding communities of Waikoloa and Honoka`a opposing this detrimental project. In addition, since last year's LPC meetings, the developer has failed to make any changes to their plans to address community concerns and has avoided meeting with the Waimea community to discuss the known issues. Procedural Errors It is believed that the actions that occurred at the end of June 15, 2023 meeting of the LPC were improper and in violation of regulations and procedural due process for this commission.The afore-mentioned agenda items were voted upon and both motions failed. Likewise, this matter was again voted upon at the most recent meeting on June 20, 2024 and the applications FAILED to get approval from the commission members -yet this matter is back on the agenda for this meeting. Why so?The scope of the project and associated adverse impacts have not changed. We call upon the LPC to REJECT these applications once again for the third time.