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From:Nancy Martin <nancysue41@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, September 9, 2026 10:07 AM
To:Council Testimony
Subject:Testimony in OPPOSITION to Bills 186 and 187 (Applicant: Waikoloa Green LLC)
Aloha Councilmembers,
My name is Nancy Mar?n and I am a full ?me resident of Waikōloa Village.
I am wri?ng in opposi?on to Bills 186 and 187. I am not opposed to housing. Waikōloa needs more homes, including
affordable homes. I am asking you to withhold approval un?l the County has funded, scheduled commitments for the
infrastructure that keeps residents safe during a wildfire, star?ng with a second access road.
Waikōloa Village has one road in and out for nearly 7,000 residents. The County's 2008 Community Development Plan
named a second access road a very high priority. Eighteen years later, nothing has been built. During the 2021 Mana fire
evacua?on, residents sat in traffic for over an hour just to reach Waikōloa Road, and our popula?on was smaller then.
The state A?orney General's Lāhainā inves?ga?on rated Waikōloa's wildfire risk higher than any other place in the
country. Adding hundreds of homes before a second road exists puts current and future residents in danger.
Please do not approve Bills 186 and 187 un?l these infrastructure needs are met with real commitments, funding, and a
?meline, not just plans. Housing and safe infrastructure should move forward together.
Mahalo nui,
Nancy Mar?n
Waikoloa Village
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