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And, there was one that came in today that we did, we didn't have time to incorporate, but they
<br />were rather, there were the three other main topics that were mentioned in the comment recently.
<br />Discovery Harbour was one of `em, shoreline setbacks another, and land use in Pahala at the old
<br />Pahala Mill Site was the third. But, before diving into that, we again wanted to remind you that,
<br />you know, this, this is really an opportunity to celebrate, and part of that celebration is
<br />continuing this kind of robust, fact -based, objective approach to achieving the community's
<br />objectives, and we'd invite you to embrace it in that spirit. I see this, really, as another
<br />opportunity to further improve and refine the CDP if it does have deficiencies, but let's make
<br />sure the, that conversation, that debate stays grounded in the, all the work and analysis that has
<br />come before.
<br />Okay, first up. You know, I really appreciate the enthusiasm and obviously care and compassion
<br />people in Discovery Harbour have for their community. They've been to a lot of these meetings.
<br />Probably find it very frustrating that there is seemingly, you know, miscommunication about
<br />what it is we're trying to do and what it means relative to the past and the current state of affairs
<br />in Discovery Harbour. So, I'm going to try and clarify it, but you'll probably hear additional
<br />testimony. We can discuss it further afterwards as well.
<br />So, what people are referring to is those two parcels. These two here. I generally call them the
<br />"Gateway Parcels" `cause I can't ever remember the TMK numbers, but we are here in Na`alehu.
<br />You go down the highway, take a left on Kamaoa Road, another left on road whose name I
<br />always forget, and then you enter the, one of the main entrances of the community is here. And
<br />that, the community center, fire station, and the old restaurant which is now a school are at that
<br />intersection. Just so you have your bearings. And, the explanation for—well, you have two
<br />resources that you're supposed to understand—what the Steering Committee recommended, one
<br />is Exhibit 2, Pages 4 and 5. You can also turn to the rationale for the CDP for Policy 7. There's
<br />a Discovery Harbour subsection there. But, let me try to summarize the drivers of the decision
<br />that the Steering Committee made.
<br />Now, what the Steering Committee was trying to do was use the symbology and designations of
<br />the LUPAG Map, which you're all familiar with, and apply them and revise them as appropriate
<br />for Ka`u. The idea was to keep it simple. Let's use the same nomenclature, same tool, same
<br />language and that facilitates, then, subsequent considerations of amendments to the General Plan,
<br />right?
<br />And, so what it was doing is around the whole community looking at current land use
<br />designations in the General Plan and considering whether they were still appropriate relative to
<br />the community's objectives. So, the four sub -bullets, they are what the Steering Committee
<br />fundamentally considered when it was considering (a) whether to make any change in Discovery
<br />Harbour and if so, to what. And, I probably should start by saying that the current LUPAG in
<br />Discovery Harbour is Rural. So, it's not an Urban or an Ag designation. It's Rural. And, where
<br />the Steering Committee landed was to recommend a change to Low Density Urban. Let me
<br />explain why.
<br />So, first of all, we heard a tremendous amount from people in the community about the strong
<br />desire, at those two parcels in particular, for something that's not Residential. It wasn't complete
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