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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street • Hilo,Hawaii 96720
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DATE: January 28, 2022 00 '''<
TO: Maile David, Council Chairperson r"
And Members of the Hawai`i County Council +ut -
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FROM: „..f Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Council Member
SUBJECT: Supplemental Material-Bills No. 112 and 115
Please see the attached documents as supplemental material to be presented with Bills No. 112 and 115
during the February 8,2022,Planning Committee meeting.
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Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. Date__\
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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SidneyFuke, Planning Consultant
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Telephone:(808)969-1522•Cell:(808)989-0640 •Subdivision•Land Use Permits
E-mail:sidfuke@hawaiiantel.net •Environmental Reports
HAND DELIVERED
January 27, 2022
Ms. Ashley Kierkiewicz, Chair
Planning Committee
COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
Honorable Chair Kierkiewicz:
Subject: Kumu Hou at Waikoloa Rezoning Requests
It is my understanding that the subject matter will be considered by the Council Planning
Committee meeting of February 8, 2022. These requests, including the corresponding Special
Management Area Use Permits, were favorably considered by both the County Planning Director
and Leeward Planning Commission.
To help distill the material forwarded you by the Leeward Planning Commission and, in
turn, facilitate understanding of these applications, we would like to share the following
attachments with you and the rest of the Committee members. The attachments consist of
• A summary of the purpose and nature of the project, entitled"Kumu Hou at
Waikoloa";
• An overall map of the existing conditions;
• The conceptual master plan overlayed over the existing conditions; and
• A table showing the neighbor island breakdown of timeshare units relative to the
overall visitor units derived from 2020 data provided by the State Department of
Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
Relative to the table,the count for the total number of visitor units included short term
vacation rentals (STVR). The lower portion reflects hotel rooms, less STVRs. Please note that
Hawai'i Island has roughly half the timeshare units than Maui, and approximately one-third
fewer timeshare units than Kauai. Also,the ratios of timeshare units to the visitor plant on
Hawai'i Island demonstrates the market can absorb more units.
Ten(10) sets of the attachments are included herein. We would appreciate your
distributing them to the rest of your Committee.
Ms. Ashley Kierkiewicz, Chair
Council Planning Committee
January 27, 2022
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We look forward to discussing these requests and responding to any questions the
Committee may have at its February 8 meeting. In the meantime, however, if you have any
questions,please feel free to contact me.
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
SIDNEY M. FUKE
Planning Consultant
Enclosures
Copy-Mr. John Plunkett, Waikoloa Land Company via email
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Kumu Hou at Waikoloa
Waikoloa Land Company has stewarded Waikoloa Beach Resort for over 40
years. The Resort has thrived as a master-planned community and vacation
destination, and now directly and indirectly supports over 5,000 local jobs on
Hawaii Island. In recent years, however, dramatically changing market
conditions have made it clear that 36 holes of golf are not sustainable at
Waikoloa Beach Resort in the long term. With that in mind, WLC spent four years
creating a plan to reinvigorate and ensure the viability of this gathering place for
future generations.
Our vision is to:
• Retain a 27-hole golf club and complex. This complex would preserve
all 18 holes of the Beach Course, and 9 at the Kings' Course, while
creating new configurations of play and replacing the old golf clubhouse
and driving range.
• Repurpose the lands under 9 fairways of the former Kings' Golf Course
(previously closed due to COVID protocols) for new timeshare, residential
and recreational uses, all within existing Land Use Commission, General
Plan, and Special Management Area guidelines.
• Reconfigure some existing plans to set future development further
back from. Queen Kaahumanu Highway, enhancing the existing 800'
highway setback.
• Create two new parks open to the general public and update coastal
access from within the Resort.
• Eliminate the use of potable water for landscape irrigation within
Kumu Hou, while also increasing the availability of recycled water for golf
course irrigation. This will enable less use of the underground aquifer
even as we convert our landscaping to brackish water sources.
• Construct at least 140 affordable rental housing units within the
Resort.
We call this project Kumu Hou, which calls to mind a new and refreshed
purpose.
Project Details
Kumu Hou is planned in three areas:
• Area A will relocate 264 already approved multifamily or timeshare units
planned by Hilton Grand Vacations. It will also offer 25 single-family
residential lots fronting the reconfigured golf complex.
• Area B will include 900 multifamily timeshare residential units, the new golf
course and driving range, three acres of new public parks and walking
paths, and various community support facilities.
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• Area C will not have buildings per se, but will house the new brackish
water wells and distribution system, including an existing golf course lake.
The Resort is served by Hawaii Water Service, which has confirmed in writing
that is willing and able to serve Kumu Hou's water and wastewater needs.
Investing in Hawaii's Economy and Community
Timeshare is an alternative to traditional hotel developments, and to individual
rental units, which are often disbursed in residential communities. Timeshare
offers a preferred visitor base known for its resilience, and proven stability —
qualities that can support a more sustainable, diverse economy in the long-term,
while keeping visitors largely centered at the Resort.
Kumu Hou's development is expected bring more than $30 million in direct
development-related expenditures per year during its design and planning, and
$60 million per year over some 16 years of construction. It will generate about
260 to 520 construction-related jobs per year during its development, and 470
direct, permanent jobs by the time its completed. Also expected are 610 indirect
jobs that may be distributed throughout the state.
Our Commitments
Kumu Hou is WLC's plan to leave a legacy in West Hawaii that will sustain a
vibrant center of employment, culture, and community for generations to come —
for the benefit of Hawaii Island residents as well as for our economy. Towards
this end, we pledge that if Kumu Hou proceeds, it will include:
• Affordable Housing —At least 140 workforce rental units for kama'aina,
planned to be built near the Queen's MarketPlace. We believe this will be.
the first affordable housing to be prioritized within a resort in West Hawaii.
• A Cultural Center at the Parker Ranch Building — Conversion of this
iconic building near the shoreline into a community gathering place,
dedicated as a home for educational programming and perpetuation of
cultural practices.
• Major Community Endowment — A portion_of sales proceeds of the new
timeshare units in Area B will be set aside as an endowment for The
Waikoloa Foundation — a total possible contribution of $45 million — to be
funded between about 2027 and 2042. This will allow the Foundation to
expand its impact for residents of Hawaii Island in areas such as
education, environmental stewardship, and culture.
Finally, numerous studies to assess the project's environmental and cultural
impact have been completed, with.suggested protection measures committed to
in areas such as traffic, traditional cultural practices, archaeology, air and noise,
flora and fauna, groundwater and nearshore waters, visual impacts, civil
engineering, and sustainability.
Timeshare and Other Inventory By Island
Data collected from 2020 DBEDT Visitor Plant Inventory
Island Total # of Visitor Units # of Timeshare Units % Percentage
Hawaii 11,123 1,877 16.87%
Maui 21,407 3,679 17.19%
Kauai 9,250 2,799 30.26%
Total # of Hotel
Island Rooms # of Timeshare Units % Percentage
Hawaii 6,115 1,877 30.70%
Maui 7,251 3,679 50.74%
Kauai 2,861 2,799 97.83%
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