2024-11-21 Written Testimony Pacific Rim Land Inc.

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Exhibit A SidneyFuke, Planning Consultant Al 100 Pauahi Street,Suite 212•Hilo,Hawaii 96720 •Planning•Variance•Zoning Telephone:(808)969-1522 Cell:(808)989-0640 •Subdivision•Land Use Permits E-mail:sidfuke©hawaiiantel.net •Environmental Reports April 8, 2019 Mr. Michael Yee,Director Planning Department COUNTY OF HAWAII 101 Pauahi Street Hilo,HI 96720 Dear Mr. Yee: Subject: General Plan Update Request- WQJ2008 Investment, LLC and Ukumehame Quarry Limited Partner Waikoloa,South Kohala,Hawai i,TMK: 6-8-001: 066 Beginning February 6, 2015,the Department officially commenced its mandatory 10-year comprehensive update of the County General Plan. At that time, your website noted that the public had an opportunity to provide initial comments on this by June 6,2015. The Department would then review these comments and internal and/or consulted studies from June 6 to April 2017. Preliminary recommendations would then be formulated by the Department which would then serve as a basis for public workshops. Subsequently, an official draft of the Plan would then be forwarded to the Leeward and Windward Planning Commissions for public hearings; revisions would then be made before final recommendatory action is taken by the Commissions. The County Council,based on the recommended draft of the Plan would then conduct its review and take appropriate action between August 2017 to January 2018. During the course of this process,there will understandably be ample opportunity for further public input. It is our understanding that the proposed schedule noted above has been pushed back due, in large measure,to other demands placed on the Department. Accordingly and inasmuch as the Department is still in the throes of preparing the first document that would be used as a basis for public workshops, on behalf of the landowners (WQJ2008 Investment, LLC and Ukumehame Quarry Limited Partner(hereinafter referred to collectively as "Applicant")where the major tenant is Goodfellow Brothers, LLC, we respectfully request your favorable consideration in having the subject property, identified by TMK: 6-8-001: 006, re-designated on the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide("LUPAG")map from Extensive Agriculture/Urban Expansiontolndustrial. A copy of the letter of authorization from the landowner is attached. The subject property, consisting of 245+acres, is situated on the south or"Kona" side of Waikoloa road, midway between Waikoloa Village and the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway in Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai'i. Currently,the site has a quarry with related activities and a base yard. (Figures 1 and 2)