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HAWAII REGIONAL COUNCIL OF <br /> CARPENTERS <br /> December 19, 2024 <br /> TO: Barbara DeFranco, Chair <br /> Mahina Paishon-Duarte, Vice-Chair <br /> Members of the Leeward Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Mark Anthony Clemente <br /> Government Relations <br /> Hawai'i Regional Council of Carpenters <br /> SUBJECT: APPLICANT: KONA HAWAII DEVELOPMENT,LLC (PL-SMA-2023- <br /> 000038) <br /> Dear Chair DeFranco, Vice Chair Paishon-Duarte and Members of the Committee, <br /> My name is Mark Anthony Clemente writing on behalf of the Hawai'i Regional Council of <br /> Carpenters to comment on Kona Hawaii Development, LLC's application for a Special <br /> Management Area Use Permit to develop a 100-room hotel and related improvements. <br /> We share a growing concern with the Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of <br /> noncompliance of laws in the Hilo and Kona areas with respect to construction developments, <br /> and we will work to ensure that developers or contractors who wish to do business in our state <br /> follow the laws and pay living wages to local skilled craftspeople. <br /> Mahalo for the opportunity to testify. <br /> STATE HEADQUARTERS & BUSINESS OFFICES <br /> OAHU: 1311 Houghtailing Street,Honolulu Hawaii 96817-2712 • Ph.(808)847-5761 Fax(808)440-9188 <br /> HILO OFFICE: 525 KilaueaAvenue,Room 205,Hilo,Hawaii 96720-3050 Ph.(808)935-8575 Fax(808)935-8576 <br /> KONA OFFICE: 75-126 Lunapule Road,Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740-2106 Ph.(808)329-7355 Fax(808)326-9376 <br /> MAUI OFFICE: 330 Hookahi Street,Wailuku,Maui 96793-1449 • Ph.(808)242-6891 Fax(808)242-5961 <br /> KAUAI OFFICE: Kuhio Medical Ctr Bldg.,3-3295 Kuhio Hwy,Suite 201,Lihue,Kauai 96766-1040 • Ph.(808)245-8511 Fax(808)245-8911 <br />