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CCH PLANNING CDEP <br /> SEP 16 2024.H1:54 <br /> OLSON f g, 7 <br /> TRUST REC D HAND D t WERE') <br /> d <br /> September 16th,2024 <br /> Mr.Zendo Kern <br /> Planning Director <br /> County of Hawaii Planning Department <br /> 101 Pauahi St.Suite 3 <br /> Hilo,Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re:Amendment to General Plan to allow for expansion Medium Density Urban node near Pahala, Kau at TMK <br /> 9-6-012-012-0000 <br /> Dear Zendo, <br /> I have met recently with Jeff Darrow and April Supernant regarding the Trust's desire to construct a <br /> commercial retail outlet off of Highway 11 in Kau. The parcel TMK 9-6-012-012-0000 is about 85 acres and is <br /> State Land Use"Urban";LUPAG: low density urban;and County zone Ag-20. <br /> In order for the Trust to construct a Coffee Visitor Center,Retail Convenience Store,and Fuel Station, I was <br /> informed that the LUPAG low density urban would not support rezoning to CV-10 and we would need to <br /> amend the General Plan LUPAG to increase the area of Medium Density Urban that is just off site on the south <br /> side of Pa'auau River. <br /> Unfortunately,our plans to develop had not materialized before the General Plan got printed in its current <br /> form for review before the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions. I respectfully would like to ask <br /> that we be allowed to present our conceptual plans to the Commission for the area,and request that the <br /> LUPAG and GP be amended to allow for the Medim Density Urban node or strip. Having that allowed we <br /> would then process a small portion of the parcel be rezoned to CV-10. <br /> Please see the current LUPAG and SLU maps of the area and our conceptual site for the commercial center. I <br /> also included a map of the urban expansion plan that C. Brewer had planned for the parcel. The commercial <br /> center we are currently planning would not interfere with that future urban use potential for the remaining <br /> lands. <br /> The highway frontage is critical to the success of the commercial center. Currently Pahala does not have <br /> adequate commercial space to service the needs of the village. Pahala needs an operating fuel station <br /> complete with electric charging stations, propane fill station and looking to the future,a Hydrogen fuel <br /> dispenser. The new coffee retail store and convenience store will supplement the Mizuno Superette and Kau <br /> Coffee Mill facility. <br /> Please let me know if these concepts for LUPAG and GP amendment are possible at the Commission level. <br /> I appreciate your input on how the Trust can move forward with this special property in Kau. <br /> Aloha, <br /> oho C.Cross <br /> Senior Land Manager <br /> Edmund C.Olson Trust No.2 <br /> Edmund C. Olson Trust No.2 <br /> We envision Hawaii, where the kind and people thrive together. <br /> <br />