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Applicant acknowledged that "securing additional water from DWS is not feasible" in a letter dated Nov <br /> 10, 2023. <br /> This is a substantive discrepancy in the application the LPC relied upon when approving the SMA permit. <br /> We urge you to reopen the SMA permit and consider our recommendations before moving forward with <br /> more permitting decisions. <br /> a) Recommendation:The County should ask applicant and Savant Engineering to explain the <br /> discrepancy between room types and counts in the architectural plans and the water usage <br /> calculations the professional engineering firm provided.The SMA permit and DWS water <br /> entitlement should be reviewed. <br /> b) Recommendation:The County should clarify whether it is regulatory or company policy that <br /> restricts the number of"maximum"guests per room type and how occupancy counts may <br /> change in future. <br /> c) Recommendation:The County and DWS should audit the water usage survey by Savant <br /> Engineering for accuracy and ask if all possible water usage sources are accounted for by Savant <br /> (such as housekeeping, staff and bar use and whether the scope of the term "amenity usage" is <br /> inclusive of all possible water uses). <br /> Please consider Unite Here Local 5 a party of interest in this project. If you have any questions or <br /> comments at this time, please feel free to contact me at the phone or email below.Thank you for your <br /> attention to this matter. <br /> Ivan Hou <br /> UNITE HERE Local 5 <br /> 1516 South King Street <br /> Honolulu, HI 96826 <br /> Email: ihou@5.unitehere.org <br /> Phone: (808) 941-2141 <br /> CC via postal mail and email: <br /> Jeff Darrow, Hawaii County Planning Director <br /> Dean Au, Leeward Planning Commission <br /> Donna Noborikawa, Leeward Planning Commission <br /> Barbara DeFranco, Leeward Planning Commission <br /> Michael Dela Cruz, Leeward Planning Commission <br /> Clemenet Kanuha, Leeward Planning Commission <br /> Armando Rodriguez, Leeward Planning Commission <br /> Heather Kimball, Hawaii County Council <br /> Jennifer Kagiwada, Hawaii County Council <br /> Dennis Onishi, Hawaii County Council <br /> Ashley Lehualani Kierkiewicz, Hawaii County Council <br /> Matt Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Hawaii County Council <br /> Michelle Galimba, Hawaii County Council <br /> Rebecca Villegas, Hawaii County Council <br /> Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Hawaii County Council <br /> James Hustace, Hawaii County Council <br /> Kimo Alameda, Mayor's Office <br /> Keith Okamoto, Hawaii County Department of Water Supply <br /> Kawika Uyehara, Hawaii County Department of Water Supply <br /> Steve Pause, Hawaii County Department of Public Works <br /> Julann Sonomura, Hawaii County Department of Public Works <br /> Ciara Kahahane, State of Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management <br />