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Ken Forbes <br /> PO Box 199 <br /> Hakalau, HI 96710 <br /> County of Hawai'i <br /> Windward Planning Commission <br /> Via email: WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> RE: Comments related to the Final Draft General Plan 2045 in consideration of <br /> Hakalau Point <br /> Chair Lin and Commission Members: <br /> Thank you for this opportunity to testify. <br /> I was born and raised on the Hamakua Coast and Hilo and returned from Oahu <br /> after retiring. I live in what's called the Hakalau Plantation Village. Along with <br /> others, I was involved in providing testimony to the Hamakua CDP Committee, <br /> focusing on Hakalau Point. <br /> Regarding housing: <br /> Does the draft proposal for Hakalau Point provide housing opportunities for the <br /> existing Hamakua community? <br /> The 18-year history of the Hakalau Plantation Village, near the Point but mauka <br /> of Old Mamalahoa Hwy, provides a lesson about that. Nineteen of the 22 lots have <br /> houses now, mostly 1/3 acre. <br /> • Mostly folks who moved from the mainland to live here. <br /> • Many are retired. There are 4 physicians, 2 former lawyers, 2 former <br /> engineers, an architect, other retired professionals. <br /> • The majority of the houses have been resold at least once. Almost all who <br /> sold returned to the mainland. <br />