2013-07-18 Leeward Exh B - Hualalai Partners

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will provide interconnection with the proposed Hu Ko Pa project, which is located adjacent and makai of this particular project site. What the colors you see here represent is a distribution of lots that, should the planned unit development permit be approved, that will provide the applicant flexibility of siting lots about roughly 10,000 square feet on the makai portion of the project site and larger 15,000-square foot lots here along the mauka side bordering Hualālai Road. This is just a closer aerial photo of the project site, and sorry that it’s not outlined, but the project site is located in this particular area here. And again, this is a closer view of the property, which is basically in this section. This is a view looking northbound along Hualālai, Hualālai Road, I should say, and as you can see, this is Hienaloli Road off in the distance. And Hualālai would basically dive down toward the left, with the project site located in this particular location here. This is once you get onto Hualālai Road, basically looking westbound, or makai, and Hienaloli Road is just behind me. This is again a few steps father down, looking, continuing to look makai along Hualālai Road; the subject property once again located off to your left. And this is basically looking mauka-bound along Hualālai Road; the project site is located off to your right this time, and we are trying to situate ourselves where the proposed access onto Hualālai would be. The applicant’s site plan, and I failed to mention it earlier, is indicating a proposed access point onto Hualālai Road, and we believe it’s in this particular location here; however, the applicant’s proposal is for primary access to the subdivision to basically be provided by the extension of Pualena Street, which then connects to Hu Ko Pa development to the makai side of the project site, which then connect with through roadways within Pualani Estates and onto Puapuaanui Street, which then makes its way to the signalized and channelized intersection with Kuakini. The Planning Director is recommending favorable consideration of the State Land Use boundary amendment and a County change of zone request for the reasons and with the conditions as he has provided to you. I would like to make, bring your attention to one error that we, I would like to correct on the record. If you were to look at your background report, Page 5, basically in the middle of Page 5 just above Item No. 24 regarding Water, there is a sentence that speaks to the Department of, “The DPW indicated that additional comments will be provided at the time a separate PUC application is filed with the Planning Department.” That’s a wrong acronym; it should actually say “PUD,” which is the acronym of Planned Unit Development application. So I would like to make the correction on the record. We have also received a number of written testimonies just, that was submitted earlier along with the recommendation report by the Planning Director, as well as we received this morning by the general public. Copies of the written testimony has been provided to all of you. And I have noted that all of those providing written testimony have also signed up to testify before you today. So with that, I stand ready to answer any questions that you may have. BEAUDET: Commissioners, any questions of staff? Okay. With that, I would like to invite the applicant and its representatives to please come forward. Thank you. Would you please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‘i County Leeward Planning Commission? REPRESENTATIVES: I do. BEAUDET: Thank you. LIM: Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission. Steven Lim from Carlsmith representing the applicant, Hualālai Partners of Kona, LLC. Our manager, Frederick “Ted” Barrett, 3 EXHIBIT B