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LDU is also appropriate for parcel 054 due to its location and to the fact that parcel 054 (to be taken OUT of LDU by the CDP) is owned by the owner of adjacent parcel 043 (that is being retained in LDU). These two parcels are the same for all purposes but the CDP proposes to treat them differently. As for parcel 055, there are many other characteristics, besides those mentioned above, that tie parcel 055 to the makai urban areas rather than the large parcels mauka. More detail is offered in the comments below about parcel 055's proper designations. The draft CDP describes LDU as follows: "LUPAG LDU, or Low Density Urban: this category is defined as: "Residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience -type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre." The urban zones in the County Code that correspond to the LDU designation allow for parks, community uses, residences, boarding and group living facilities, home occupations, small scale commercial or personal services, convenience stores, medical clinics, and restaurants." Parcel 055 has been residential/commercial in nature for many years. In fact parcel 055 was the only residential use on Kihalani Homestead Rd. for many years after the homestead was subdivided. Parcel 055 was occupied by the plantation's chemist who worked on Parcel 055 ; and a large two story home was built on Parcel 055 by him, as well as a small cottage built in 1950. The family that lived on Parcel 055 left Hawaii Island to get work on Oahu after the plantation shut down because they could not make a living farming after sugar cane phased out. A decade or so after the plantations shut down, Kihalani Homestead Rd. became a magnet for people who worked in Hilo or off -Island and who wanted a rural lifestyle. That rural lifestyle commonly involved and still involves micro or small agricultural projects for commercial or subsistence purposes along with increasingly upscale housing. Over the years the parcels between parcel 055 and the Belt Road in -filled with these residential/commercial (LDU) uses. Parcel 055 is a integral part of this trend and therefore part of (or the leader of) LDU land use in Laupahoehoe. The current LUPAG designation... LDU... accurately reflects the uses of parcel 055. 2. APPLICABILITY OF Important Agricultural Lands DESIGNATION FOR TMK 35004055 (2A. Introduction; 2B. State vs. County IAL; 2C. IAL Criteria; 2D. IAL Criteria applied parcel 055; 2E. Burdens of IAL; 2F. IAL Can Affect Land Values:) 2A. Introduction: An "Important Agricultural Lands" designation for TMK X055 is not accurate or appropriate. In addition to the fact that parcel 055 was a early adopter of residential/commercial uses (that is, LDU uses and should stay LDU for that reason), there are other reasons why parcel 055 will never qualify as "Important Agricultural Lands" (IAL) (the new designation that the Laupahoehoe LUPAG proposes for parcel 055). ALSO SEE THE APPENDIX AT THE END OF THIS MEMO FOR A BULLET POINT OUTLINE OF THE 3