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State and the County in trying to have the Kealakehe Parkway extension, which is the extension of
<br />this road that eventually would take you up to either the Māmalahoa Highway or near the Palani
<br />Road junction, you know, because it goes through this property.
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<br />So what does Kona 327 want to do? They say, like, well, if they had the druthers, they want to
<br />continue working with the County, continue working with the adjoining property owners, to help
<br />realize the implementation of the construction and the implementation of the Kealakehe Street
<br />extension, as well as the Kealaka‘a Street extension. But they need funds. They need some funds
<br />to help pay for the $750,000 that they dispensed to date and future efforts. And that’s one of the
<br />reasons why they are coming in with this ten-lot subdivision with the hope of generating some
<br />funds so that they can continue its effort, you know, in continuing to work with the County, the
<br />State and the adjoining property owners. The alternative, however, as I mentioned earlier, is just to
<br />subdivide into five-acre lots or larger, and then if that happens, then they basically walk away. And
<br />unfortunately, what happens under that basis is that you frustrate the long-term objective of being
<br />able to develop and implement, plan, develop and implement the Kealakehe Parkway extension, as
<br />well as the Kealaka‘a, because it goes through this property here.
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<br />So the question now, I think, is like, you know, where do we go from here? The infrastructure, we
<br />all know, cannot be completed by government alone; there has to be private sector participation.
<br />The problem today is even greater because the government doesn’t have the money to make this
<br />kind of major improvements. The approach or premise of the Kona Community Development Plan
<br />is that no development until the infrastructure is completed without any consideration for how
<br />projects, whether they are small or large, can collectively or individually help address this
<br />infrastructure shortfall. The CDP basically has a sledgehammer way to approach infrastructure
<br />shortfall; it places entire burden on the private sector, delegating the government to the role of an
<br />accountant – basically just saying the roadways in, you are in, the roadways out, you are out, and
<br />then with no way to figure out like, well, how can we work collaboratively to get these much
<br />needed improvements done.
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<br />So, all we are asking, I guess, is like, we know what the Director’s position is and she is obligated
<br />by law to uphold the Kona Community Development Plan; I guess we are here, we are asking the
<br />Commission, if you can understand some of the logic behind what we are trying to say here, you
<br />know, you are a little freer, if I can say the word, than the Planning Director, but I think the
<br />message, if you concur, you know, should be sent to decision makers, particularly the County
<br />Council, to let them know that these are some of the consequences, intended or otherwise, of the
<br />Kona Community Development Plan. I’m available for any questions.
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<br />BOWMAN: Thank you. Commissioners, questions?
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<br />BEAUDET: Let me ask one question.
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<br />BOWMAN: Yes, Mr. Beaudet.
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<br />BEAUDET: One question, Sidney. You are encouraging a collaborative effort between the private
<br />sector and the County in infrastructure development. Can you clarify again how 327 can contribute
<br />to that collaboration or the partnership?
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