2015-05-21 Leeward Exh A (Amend SPP 538)

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DARROW: They are supplied to the Planning Department on a yearly basis. It’s actually comprehensive because of the fact that WDC Properties owns a number of properties and projects in the area; so it comes in as part of other annual progress reports. At this point there hasn’t been any complaints or any items of issue to speak about. WHITTEMORE: I’ve got -. BEAUDET: Go ahead. WHITTEMORE: A quick question. The Department of Transportation made note in their response that there is going to be some changes out on the roadway out there, Queen Ka‘ahumanu and Waikoloa Road. We’ve got idea what the extent’s at, if that is going to be, and how that might impact this access to the site that they’ve got? DARROW: My understanding is that they are planning and doing road widening along the highway. Our goal at this time is to try to complete the intersection; there is the makai portion of that intersection that’s incomplete. We’ve been working with Waikoloa Development Company, as well as other property owners in the area or leasehold owners, to be able to get the intersection completed. I personally don’t believe that’s going to have any type of impact on this; it’s going to be quite a distance away from the intersection. UNGER: Question. Does the Planning Department have, are there any planned developments in close proximity to this property? Are there any applications or rezonings or plans in this area? DARROW: We have – let me go back to, bear with me here, you know what, it might be better for me to just, no, you know what, let me go this way, this takes a little while – we are familiar with a number of projects that have their zoning in place. But as far as them being constructed, that’s another matter. That’s, because of the economy and because of problems that have caused financial burdens on these particular developers, they’ve been held in limbo. One of them is the ‘Āina Le‘a project that you might be familiar with; this one has been held for a number of years. We are always working with the developer to see if there is going to be any type of action on there, and, again, a lot of it comes down to being able to get the funding to proceed. So right now we are still, that’s still on hold at this point. We have inquiries that are coming in regarding this particular property at this time, but nothing submitted at this time. And then again, you have all the properties that have been constructed along the makai side of the Waikoloa Development Company properties. But again, in conjunction with this one there is some activity happening here. We’ve been getting inquiries regarding proposed developments on these RM zoning properties, as well as continual inquiries regarding the ‘Āina Le‘a project. Just recently we met with the owner and operator, or the operator, of a quarry operation in this general area, who is talking about coming in for an amendment, which may come before you soon, a time extension request. But other than that, on the mauka side of the road there is not much that we are aware of. UNGER: Have any of these landowners made any comments about this proposed extension? DARROW: We haven’t received any comments. 3 EXHIBIT A