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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0050.033 2022-2024 p/ Council Dili 12 C0M14.50 From: Rebecca Melendez Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 6:31 PM To: Council Testimony Subject: Opposing Bill 12 Attachments: Ambulance Kona Traffic jpg; Ambulance near Lako jpg Please think about what you are doing to this island. Have you done any reports on traffic increase and how--v ambulance will get by if needed because the one road that will only ever have 2 lanes because of the way t%road was made on the mountain from Kona town Henry Street going south has serious traffic on it a lot now because gall the developments you have approved already? Have you taken the time to do reports on how long evacuating will be if there is a tsunami because of all the new development you have approved? Have you taken the time to do sewage reports, rubbish reports and water needs increase reports because of all the developments you have approved? How about parking in Kona town?There isn't enough for the community and tourists as it is. Are you working on this issue before approving more developments to make the town accessible? How is it legal for developments to build on burial sites? Burials, natural spring water, historical sites...are more important than developing over them and as far as I know, it is illegal to build on burial sites, which is what this area is. It is not okay to change these zones and build! Please respect the culture of the Hawaiian people and allow their history to be preserved! Please acknowledge what the right thing to do is and do not develop on burial sites because that is wrong. Please do not develop this area. Thank you, Sincerely, Rebecca Melendez Comm. No. 1 Ref. To: PI to Un A21 107 Ref. Date_FEB 2 From: Rebecca Melendez Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 7:44 AM To: Council Testimony Subject: Opposing Bill 12 Please read this petition that has 290 signatures as of right now, it supports reports be done and homes going to locals first to help keep a safe infrastructure for the Big Island and asks that NO DEVELOP BE BUILT ON BURIAL GROUNDS. https://www.change.org/p/help-locals-be-able-to-buy-affordable-homes I am putting the petition below and please read all the comments from some of the people who have signed the petition. Their comments are under Reasons for signing. Thank you, Sincerely, Rebecca Melendez Help Prioritize Big Island Homes to Keep Safe Infrastructure Petition We stand to keep the population on the Big Island in a place where the Big Island's small infrastructure and resources are safe and comfortable for the entire population, as well as locals are able to come first for affordable housing and buy affordable homes on the island before newcomers. We also stand and say NO DEVELOP ON BURIAL GROUND. The history of the island needs to be preserved and the burial grounds need to be respected at all costs. Can the Hawaii Planning Department put in a stipulation in all development applications that to build on The Big Island they must sell a high percentage of their homes to locals at an affordable rate first before selling to newcomers? This could help the local homes shortage as well as slow the increase in population. For example, a stipulation to be able to build and sell homes on The Big Island would be they must sell 50% of their homes to Hawaiian locals who have lived on the island for 10 years or more, 25% to regular locals who have lived on the island for 10 years or more and all at an affordable rate that is under $400,000, and sell 25% to newcomers at whatever rate they want. That is 75% of homes that developers build must be made for or sold to locals in order to be approved to build on the island because this is an island, not the mainland and there needs to be a way to help keep the island's infrastructure safe for everyone. This would help the locals who have lived here for years be able to purchase a home before big investors, as well as help, slow down homes from becoming vacation rentals instead of family homes, and will help decrease the fast increase in population until the Planning Department can know for sure that the island's infrastructure, as well as resources, can handle a serious increase in population. We also ask for an Environment Population Impact Report to be done on what would be a safe population for the Big Island due to the infrastructure of the island's roads, landfill, water, sewer... There are mostly only 2 lanes throughout the entire Big Island and some places where cars cannot pull over if an ambulance needs to get by. If the island's population keeps increasing there will be constant serious traffic and how will ambulances get by in emergencies? What if there is a tsunami and people need to get to higher ground? Will they be able to get to higher ground in time with increased traffic? The island's small road infrastructure isn't made for a high population. What is a safe population for the Big Island? The Environment population Impact Report can tell us. We ask this to be done. We ask for another hospital to be built, as well as a trauma center and dive chamber to be put on the island to accommodate all types of injuries before you allow more development to be approved. Unless you put in the stipulation in the application that developers must sell 75% of their homes to locals at an affordable rate. Alii Drive is only two lanes and right now there are two big developments in progress and at least three more applications to build more subdivisions on this one road. Can we see how this road handles all the new homes that are already in progress before we start building hundreds more on this road? We stand to stop more development on Alii Drive until the Environment Population Impact Report has been completed and then only if the stipulation that they must sell 75% of their homes to locals at an affordable rate is included in order to be approved to develop. What about parking? All of the Big Island towns have parking issues, especially during high tourist seasons and Ironman. With more subdivisions comes more cars and the island towns are already overcrowded with parking issues. How will parking Improve with more houses? Is the Hawaii Planning Department considering the parking issues? We ask for you to improve the parking issues before approving more development unless you put in the 75% homes to locals stipulation in the application. 2 From what I've read there are 50,000 cesspools on The Big Island. Are these all upgraded to ensure they will not pollute the land and ocean? We ask that all cesspools be upgraded to ensure safety for the ocean around the island. If you agree with this info, please sign this petition. There are hundreds of new homes that have been approved and are currently being built right now. This petition states that we strongly OPPOSE approving more New Proposed Subdivisions Applications UNLESS Hawaii Planning puts in the stipulation that they must sell 75% of their homes to locals at an affordable rate that is under $400,000. This can slow down the increase in population so we can look at the island's resources and infrastructure to keep the Big Island safe for the people who already live here and give homes to locals. We Oppose these MK's below unless they sell 75% of their homes to locals at under $400,000 a home. Stipulations to build on the island are possible! Tax Map Key 7-8-004: 059 & 060 size of property 1 .3 Acres Tax Map Key: (3) 7-3-065:044 approx. 3.418 Acres Tax Map Key 7-8-010:077 size of property 74 Acers Keauhou area Tax Map Key 7-5-003:023 size of property 129 Acers Queen K Hwy area Tax Map Key 7-7-008:121 size of property 11 Acers Alii Drive area Tax Map Key 7-7-004:063 size of property 8 Acers Alii Drive area Tax Map Key 8-1-007:013 size 1 .74 Acres Tax Map Key 8-1-008: 004 size 6.875 Acres Tax Map Key 7-9-007: 055 size 2 Acers Tax Map Key 7-5-017:040 Tax Map Key 7-5-019:049, 050,054 size 47.389 Acres Tax Map Key (3) 8-1-036: 001 & 002 size 54 Acres 3 Tax Map Key 3-709-5-79 size 94 Acres Tax Map Key (3) 7-5-020:066 9.9 sq. ft Tax Map Key (3) 7-5-018:071 size 3 Acres Tax Map Key 7-6-021 :016 & 017 size 68 Acres Tax Map Key 7-6-008: 012 size 10 Acres Tax Map Key (3) 7-5-018: 095 Please let me know if you find more applications on the streets. They are big black and white signs on vacant lands that have Application Info and Tax Map Key numbers. Please email me the Tax Map Key numbers and I will add them to this petition. You can email me at savebigisland@gmail.com, thank you! Please go to bigislandsupport.com to learn how you can support more of the island. Please go to https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ and click on General Plan & Community Planning then click on Stay Informed which is to the left. Get on their email list to know when their meetings are so you can attend and give your voice on developing the island. Thank you for your support! Reasons for signing See why other supporters are signing, why this petition is important to them, and share your reason for signing (this will mean a lot to the starter of the petition). r"; OP 11 4 Justin Porter 4 3 days ago Needs to be a halt on wealthy mainlanders rushing the B.I. driving up house pricing. Many of these people don't even live here FULL-TIME. • 0 1� 0I rr r i uiiy Reply 011 go ffio 111111"1 `IIII '7III linda johns 6 days ago There are too many homeless locals • 0 mm111 s Reply 5 g W .a / c /fi H xu Joanne A Martinez Jan 1, 2023 Big Island residents are impacted by all the high end development promoted by real estate business, the planning department and Mayor driving the high cost to live on the island beyond affordability. Native Hawaiians r forced to leave their homeland replaced by wealthy mainlanders changing Native Hawaiian & local culture to include political views not favorable to long-established residents on Big Island. Hawaii County is becoming not much different than stateside culture. We are losing our uniqueness & delicate ecostructure is being damaged. • 0 Reply I' 1,7 wtrovr Frc„,$.sN 4/004,1000 /l �, kelli/ h -yp piY//r / ill 11' ,,,01047111 6 r Lauren Kamauu Dec 15, 2022 We need to be able to live here too! We shouldn't be priced out of our homes • 0 1+7 Reply I3' 4:gym r ¢ P O f�✓ ,, „a /U + Cyt �f;, ' ig lY✓`�g4P o� g. i� ri�iyii��,a Susan Collins Dec 15, 2022 Local families are priced out of housing market. • 0 IIiaO�(,Imgai, , 41,11, Reply 7 r Z' �'" . Annette Reyes Dec 14, 2022 The laws should be that any residential property that is sold in Hawaii, must be sold to other residents that have lived here as full time residents for 5 consecutive years or more, immediately before the actual buying of the residence. Proof must be submitted including 5 years or more of their income taxes filed in Hawaii as full time residents. • • 1 Reply » aJAi 1lO, JII1Ii»» '0',',0,,„„ 4..z. r,,,,,,. „t,3 ..� "Y.4,40.,, dy l r.,,,,Ii R 5Yr y i Pam Shultise Dec 14, 2022 We need affordable housing! • 1 8 0 lpp � 7 I III I:R AJ= I1I SII lm Reply a Jana Serion Dec 14, 2022 Jana Serion • • 0 ��1 P'ui1fI�1R✓gid'°t!J Reply 9 Y4 Ff p#�J ix y rJv, Kurt Faut Oct 2, 2022 Simply put, the traffic on Kamehameha Ill Road, should this project be completed, will be similar to that fronting Hulihe'e Palace and the pier. Tourists clamoring to swim and recreate on the bay, ride on the snorkel and fishing boats, and passing through to the Outrigger Keauhou Bay Hotel will irreversibly and negatively affect the peaceful nature of this gem of an ocean masterpiece. I am firmly against the construction of the through road from Ali'i Drive to the Hotel. • 0 • 1 reply ui r i rrt nairurr yli Ashley Valentine Dec 14, 2022 I want to be a first time homebuyer! But i cant afford 500k and up homes! No way! • Like io 1 0 Reply iez--low 00:550050,,,,,,,Q tmr, a . 4 RSM j, inyj 4,. nnl j °k C l , P Oar_ Ana Chervenak ,.Jul 30, 2022 My home is becoming over populated • • 0 nii,-r ��II��IPlllgl�llll�mil, 0,('''"4,,,007' r'EA ,. Reply 11 b�(�{4 „1`14,,,, / rq� 3 KOP,'''' L A I f,S'. it i{ /f . 7 ,h, f, CM Simon Jul 20,_2022 I care. • 0 i 1045 Reply �Fi. 'illµ 7a/t "S.r Tracy Gonsalves Jul 19, 2022 We are already overpopulated, our ecosystem is altered each time portions of this land is cleared to make way for another structure or roadway, this invites the outsiders of wealth to buy and continues to suppress locals and natives from living a basic or simple affordable life. This depletes and disrupts our beautiful historical hawai`i nei. • 0 12 Reply Frank Rom Jul 19, 2022 Seems population growth is out pacing infrastructure development by too big a margin. • 0 Reply 13 X, t I .5" ,,SN,11074 Nw, Ir r � r �q J�z � � r 4,1:/4145110,/yv Ann Eshabarr Jul 14, 2022 We need to build smart and affordable. We. need to take great care with the important decisions being made. Infrastructure, roads, culturally significant land, and traffic are just a few of the things to consider. We need to move forward carefully. We must stop corruption. All money should go to where it's intended not someone's pocket. We need more auditing. Mahalo. . 1 uiriailo� Reply §� aooiai a/i jf,0,00071Ui Peter Matlock Jul 14, 2022 14 If all existing homes that are supposed to be hooked up to our sewer system were connected overnight, we'd already be over the capacity of the Kealakehe sewage treatment plant. We know the danger of getting into local waters with an open cut--infections take impossibly long to heal. Coral reefs and marine wildlife are suffering. Why are we making this problem worse? • 0 Reply 001111411111 IMO lll0 s, Protect 'Opihihale Ohana Jul 13, 2022 Ua mau ke 'ea o ka 'aina i ka pono. • 1 ION for 117,1 460 Reply 15 f e R? ' 3�a 7tt , nht,, rnn �mrn d 07, rner Heidi Lee Jul 4, 2022 We don't need more housing unless we have enough natural resources .. and we need affordable housing not more second homes for people • 0 B(erf' !)r, 'qty 111 1.1 [11 Reply ry N r 4 Ethan Olins Jun 28, 2022 As it is there's not nearly enough infrastructure or decent shoreline access in Kona and BI in general. Aole. • 0 16 ��s��;; e jllllll111iin�li�f('f� tl��jq��Nr�jly nII#rr. .'!IY:.ASI��,v �ANiIhMWA"nmpMA"r'wm"°' , Reply zN NN NN N/'Mµ /if111� 'r�MNMNMN NNf „‘„_0001,70/' .. • Duane Nakano Jun 27, 2022 We need more affordable housing for locals..l'm in the construction industry & all I see is lots being cleared to build for outsiders. • • 0 Y r 1� Reply 17 • 42 U I„ 'r�hp?in"` ' ptt fid, y�,o/ -"„" °' i-///', Carolyn Witcover Jun 26, 2022 There is too much housing here owned by people who only live here for a few months each year! Meanwhile the locals suffer. • 0 Reply Karen Foster Jun 26, 2022 We already need infrastructure improvements. • 0 is ��I��fIIIIIJIII i i'i'ii�(!Ju Reply ""'1000,41',00.- 5 pMd JfJPbr, ryp$�b )9��W„ �✓� iw fez hh /4040* Hanna Casagrande Jun 26, 2022 I'm signing because lots of locals family's as well as local family business are being kicked out of there long time generation or just starting businesses, and family can't afford to live in there own home in which they were planing on staying in forever to raise there kid let there kids raise there kids etc.. almost everyone is moving out to ocean view because it's the only thing we can afford due to lots being underpaid as an employee, so when can we ever win honestly, it's like we get this but you gotta do this how is that fair? I get we're the biggest island but not every haole has to live here vacationing is enough to make our system run, so please keep in mind to those who want to build and kick all current residents out who have been there for YEARS keep in mind that they have a family to care for and sometimes there's only ONE person who is able to work and provide for the whole entire house... be thoughtful don't ruin our lives and make us all homeless • 0 Reply 19 VZA� • e "roi)I, � u�i of, Mark Axelson Jun 26, 2022 Markaxelson • 0 �((I f III°2rii�r�7 �i� ��ry�yw Reply 04,00,000, 41$4417e I1 � /y/ tM g + r,5 fd t�j T Vazquez Jun 25, 2022 I would like Hawaii Island to NOT become like the island of OAHU! • 2 20 1 11 II010iay , r Reply k , t -';"---,-8,0,,,,,,,0„„„„„,,„,,,,z,„„„,,,„„„„„„„„„0„4„ ' hn q n �1 H Denise Smith Jun 25, 2022 The big island can not handle MORE VEHICLES MORE PEOPLE.. WITHOUT PROPER INFRASTRUCTUREiitn • 1 �pi IO I,1,!lI aR , ,nr '`s , ,,,v444",r...,°,..,,' mm^ Reply 21 Aleksie Keske Jun 25, 2022 Hawaii belongs to Hawaiians NOT real estate agents. • 0 Reply { ,y r Catherine Watson Jun 25, 2022 To save the big island don't want more people moving here • 0 22 Reply *04 ii,, v off do k?titi(lePorit/4 bini easlev Jun 25, 2022 I don't want Kona to become Honolulu • 0 Reply 23 /////////��.� /%//////////////////// yl/ilk "ami fJoliaiiaui/iiil// •, Kittrena Morgan Jun 25, 2022 Enough is enough. Kailua Kona sewage seeping into the ocean for decades. All homes sold to people flocking in and no own who lives or born here, one white or blue collar workers can buy a home. I bought a house with a mortgage well over a decade ago and the price for a termite home trashed by tenants was $250,000. Now can be be sold for $700,000. Bizarre. • 0 (�f�IIIIVII+m�oi�j arm Reply 0,iffrok r .n Lisa J Sims Jun 25, 2022 24 Growth in Kona has skyrocketed. Keep Kona a small town or there won't be any natural land left • 0 Reply 'x Y. /4,)NI Ip Jan Holton Jun 25, 2022 I agree with the issues stated in the petition. • • 0 Reply 25 I - ,n II rI Iml+ r tl iI 6,101011''''", ++u � qv , aur,�J n "'. 1)11. 101161011 IMIf iY fFy / ii it II' Io^"((II't ++Illfi Iell Deni Alley Jun 22, 2022 Keep Hawai'i Island country! • • 3 Share Tweet i Reply 11 y;; r Frederick Smith Jun 22, 2022 No new development until we update public infrastructure like roads and sewage. It's amazing how far out of control this has gotten already. • 1 26 i