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time have caused or exacerbated life-threatening and quality of life-threatening problems that <br /> must be fixed and will be very costly to the local community, including us taxpayers. We can do <br /> better. <br /> Five key areas of concern to me are mobility. When we build vehicle dependent housing, we <br /> cannot ever build enough roads or parking lots. 2) Social capital. Building cul-de-sac car houses <br /> are not affordable for our local families. 3) Evacuation. Adding more people before an adequate <br /> tsunami evacuation plan is in place would be negligent. 4) Sewage processing. Connecting to an <br /> overwhelming or deficient sewer system would be negligent. 5) Cultural heritage and historic <br /> landscape preservation. Destruction is not pono. Most important to us should be any decisions <br /> that are not reversible. Future generations will inherit what we do now. Realistically, we only <br /> get one opportunity to transform our remaining open landscape. <br /> Development locks in prescribed way of life that supports or excludes our local families. <br /> Development typically destroys open space, landscapes, and historic resources. They are gone <br /> forever. Two top considerations that lock in where it's possible are mobility. Sprawling <br /> suburban development causes never ending demand for added road capacity. It is unsustainable <br /> and unaffordable. We need walkable mixed-use neighborhoods to reduce the need to use cars <br /> and encourage social connections. All development from here out must be required to provide <br /> comfortable pedestrian access to stores, restaurants and other businesses, the beach, and parks. <br /> Vehicle dependency exacerbates in equity. Currently people who can lease, afford vehicles are <br /> required to drive the longest distances from affordable housing to school and work and services. <br /> This significantly reduces their free time and increases their fuel costs. <br /> 2) Social capital. Kona is highly desirable, and we have become unbalanced toward investors <br /> and short-term returns. We need Kona development to focus on housing and interconnected <br /> neighborhoods designed for full-time local families. We need civic and community spaces in or <br /> adjacent to these neighborhoods that build strong neighborhood identity and connectedness with <br /> the surrounding area. We know so much more than we did 13 years ago. You're better <br /> informed. Please act wisely and do right for Kona, our ancestors, our families, and our future. <br /> Please don't approve the request on these two agenda items. We need housing. The developers <br /> making accommodations to meet county requirements, but this plan follows too much of the <br /> outdated and proven to be problematic model. Mahalo nui loa for your dedication and service to <br /> our community. <br /> VITOUSEK: Mahalo. Next up is Shannon Rudolph. Is Shannon here? <br /> RUDOLPH: Aloha, can you hear me? <br /> VITOUSEK: Yes, there you are. Would you please state your name and the town that you live <br /> in. <br /> RUDOLPH: Yes, my name is Shannon Rudolph0. I'm a 40-year Hawai`i island resident. I live <br /> in Holualoa, and I just wanted to state before my testimony that I'm unhappy with the conflicting <br /> deadlines on the Leeward Planning Commission page. It says we have to sign up for Zoom or <br /> send testimony 48 hours in advance. But then I just heard a rumor late yesterday afternoon that <br /> 7 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />