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From: Tlaloc Tokuda COUNTYCLERK
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2023 1:45 AM COUNTY OF HAWAII
To: Council TestimonyE111
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Subject: Support for Bill 194 TI �. rt dol
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I support bill 194 because the full council (with community input) decides the course of action for a
development
project. In the past Hawaii County has seen development projects that promise certain benefits
to the community, however, these benefits do not come to fruition as was intended and
required by the change or zone ordinance that established them.
Another problem was that the conditions of rezoning are met in the agreed time frame and if
they are not, that the County Council rather than the Planning Director has the authority to
grant an initial time extension for the completion of these conditions. In the case of initial
time extension requests, the developer would need to prove to the Council that conditions
were not completed due to unforeseen circumstances outside the developer's control. Bill
194 will ultimately allow public input and accountability to ensure responsible development
on our island moving forward.
I support Bill 194 because it takes the decision away from the Planning Director (which in
the past have been pro development) and places the decision in the Councils hands (if the
agreed time frame was not met).
Mahalo for your consideration,
tlaloc tokuda
Kailua Kona, HI 96740
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