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Brad Kurokawa <br /> PO Box 402 <br /> Honomu, HI 96728 <br /> 808-859-7442 <br /> Brad.kurokawa@gmail.com <br /> March 9,2025 <br /> Windward Planning Commission, Hawaii County <br /> Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hi, Hawaii 96720 <br /> RE: Testimony on Hawaii County General Plan 2045, Final Recommended Draft dated <br /> July 2024 <br /> Dear Chair Daniele,Vice Chair Perrin, and members of the Windward Planning <br /> Commission, <br /> Mahalo to all of you for your voluntary service to our community! <br /> I am testifying as an individual resident of Hamakua though I am a current member of <br /> the Hamakua Community Development Plan (HCDP)Action committee and <br /> former chair of the HCDP Steering committee from 2008-2018. 1 want to bring to your <br /> attention some specific inconsistencies in the Final Recommended Draft General Plan <br /> 2045 and the HCDP adopted by ordinance in 2018. In both of these cases,there was <br /> significant community input and controversy during the HCDP process. Accordingly, I <br /> am respectfully requesting that the Planning department provide their written <br /> rationale for the proposed deviations from the adopted HCDP. <br /> PAPAIKOU POINT (TMK 327004023) <br /> The GP 2045 Final Draft recommends LOW DENSITY URBAN while the HCDP <br /> LUPAG shows it as IMPORTANT AG LANDS, consistent with the State Land Use <br /> District (SLUD) AGRICULTURE.The proposed change is a significant change in land <br /> use from the current A-20a zoning to a Low Density Urban GP designation. There was <br /> significant community opposition to development at this location. <br />