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The CDP cites Factors 3 and 4 to sunnort "'faking Aarcel 055 out of LUP": Factor 3: Align with State Land Use District Boundary. The third factor in developing LUPAG recommendations is BASED ON THE COMMUNITY'S OBJECTIVE #5, which states: "Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and connected. Honor Hamakua's historic and cultural assets by concentrating new development in existing, walkable, mixed-use town centers while limiting rural sprawl." Factor 4: Align with County zoning [land use]. The fourth factor in developing LUPAG recommendations is BASED ON THE COMMUNITY'S OBJECTIVE #5, which states: "Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and connected. Honor Hdmdkua's historic and cultural assets by concentrating new development in existing, walkable, mixed-use town centers while limiting rural sprawl." *COMMENT: If you visit Kihalani Homestead Road (depending on weather) you will see people walking, pushing strollers, running, biking and doing other "walkable" and other sustainable and connected activities on the road far above Parcel 055 (Parcel 055 is only 4/10 of a mile from the Laupahoehoe "town center". And the road connects with our commercial district and high school. *COMMENT: As for "rural sprawl" in Kihalani Homestead, in my 12 years in Laupahoehoe I have never heard the word "sprawl" or anything like it applied to Laupahoehoe. If the Laupahoehoe community is not concerned with "sprawl", who is? If sprawl exists in Laupahoehoe it is in a form that has been part of the homestead for decades as far as to the top of Kihalani Homestead Road which people here just call "home". Any "sprawl" in Laupahoehoe, be it peoples' homes or their gardens, has also been present for decades; so it is a little late to be "limiting" it. *COMMENT: What "parcel specific" considerations were used? What "parcel specific" data was used? If the "parcel specific" considerations were based on aerial photography kindly consider that Google Earth only updates images every two or three years. All the LDU parcels on Kihalani Homestead Road currently designated LDU have been, and still are, serving LDU functions. There is no reason to change the current LDU designations on Kihalani Homestead Road. *COMMENT: The rest of the policies cited do not appear to be relevant to LDU in Laupahoehoe on Kihalani Homestead Road but are listed as part of the LDU issue in order to respond to each "rationale". The rationale cites Policy 2 to support "Taking parcel 055 out of LUP": Policy 2 New urban development shall be located away from coastal areas and the Special Management Area. This is reflected in the location of "Low Density Urban" (LDU) areas on the official Land Use Policy Map. Rationale: To further Community Objectives #1 and #2 in guiding development, a review of the current land uses and designations in coastal areas was performed and changes are recommended in areas not yet developed but have LUPAG designations that guide future development to this coastal area. Recommendations are made in these undeveloped coastal areas to protect the shoreline as open space and priority viewsheds whenever possible. The exceptions to this are when coastal areas are already designated within the State Land Use Urban District and/or are already County -zoned for residential or commercial uses. See Factor 1 from Policy 1, above. This policy is consistent with existing General Plan Policy 8.3 (d), "Protect the shoreline from the encroachment of man-made improvements and structures" and (HRS 205A-2(c)(3(D)), "Encourage those 10