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YY Or <br /> ,;•, Wil Okabe <br /> p "•\�,lGq,, Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim •i e ��'- ��'• <br /> Mayor <br /> Barbara J. Kossow <br /> r°.; !; Deputy Managing Director <br /> • <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> December 7, 2018 <br /> Ms. Theresa Cabrera Menard, Chairperson <br /> and Members of the Legacy Land Conservation Commission <br /> Department of Land and Natural resources <br /> PO Box 621 <br /> Honolulu, HI 97809 <br /> Dear Chairperson Menard and Commission Members, <br /> RE: LLCP 17-01, Waikapuna <br /> This letter is to provide support for Agenda Item 2 on the December 10, 2018, <br /> Legacy Land Conservation Commission Meeting concerning LLCP 17-01, Waikapuna. <br /> The agenda item is a request to approve amendments to the grant application from Ala <br /> Kahakai Trail Association to reduce the area covered by a conservation easement. This <br /> requested amendment is supported by the County of Hawaii to preserve an option to <br /> locate a county waste water treatment plant for Na'alehu. Since a significant amount of <br /> Na'alehu waste water is currently being disposed of into two large capacity cesspools <br /> (LCC) mandated closed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a new, <br /> environmentally friendly treatment system would significantly decrease the <br /> environmental impacts from the existing disposal process. The proposed amendment <br /> would remove approximately 30 acres of the 2,000 acre property from the conservation <br /> easement pending the completion of an environmental assessment (EA) as prescribed <br /> by HRS 343. Should the EA show a significant impact, the facility would be moved to <br /> another location. <br /> Your support to the County of Hawaii, Ala Kahakai Trail Association and Trust for <br /> Public Land is requested. <br /> Si rely 1 l <br /> HarryKi <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />