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TESTI\10\1" OFDa\ ID I;I\h-~ FRS\h.L
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Chatr Letthead-Todd and members of the Plamm~o Comm;itre
RE ~PPOI\T\IE\T OF CHRISTOPHER 1'L'E\ a~ PL,\\i\G DI
I am pleased to support the appouttment of C h~ is l sir i ac Pla iri s H a•.t ai ~
Counh Earlier thts.ear the Democratic Parq of Hat~at ~ ~,lopted t to a'~ r~n
calling for stgntftcant reform of the Planning Department and Planrn g c ri th~•
pa_t see eral .ears the Planning Department and Commis~ior h.« r repe.~i a~~
and authorized the destruction of natural resource; There ur fe~~ pe ~~1~ i I~r'tei
suited to bringing about the kind of change needeJ m the Pl, nnin~ D~•p i~ ~ ~ i 1 u~_n
\Ir Yuen has a solid groundmo ~n land use late He i~ lamilia~ ~ ' c=rr= of
the island .and hts sen tce on the Boatd of Land 8. \atri-l 'tr~~~uice s I' ~~~ie
e~petience He has e~actl~ the ktnd of e~penence and Lnrn led~~e th,rt
Planning Director
(see attached resolution)
Comm. No. A 0 •a
bale No.
Ref. To: Preseafeu ~ (7G
Ref. Date 1 9 2000
CALLI\G FORREFOR\[OFTHECOC\T1 OFHa\\ I P~},~~T1~ ~S ~ i'I 3 ~'~~tS
DEP_aRT\fE\T
~\'HERE~S the~udtctan has repeatedl} found that the Hatt a FlarttxiaL l' ` tit ll•e
Planning Commission hay e ~ wlated legal requaement ar;
~CHERE_aS the Supreme Court found that the Plamm~a Cnmrni>sion nr~~i~
members of the public standing to challenge a resort deg ei~~pment at ti~~l i ~ es~
~horehne Ha~tai r ~ Haaat r Counn• Plannmy Commrm~7 tnd
~CHERE.aS the Supreme Court found that the Plannm~_ C ~annn~su•r air r
tmpmperh authonzed construction of a cellular phone tots e- m t:~e a _n~ ai tl-e
shoreline Curtts ~ Board of .appeals Count} of Hattart .end
~~-HER;;aS the Supreme Court found that the Planntni L`epuvnent un:. d to
exempt a resort project from preparing an em tronmental a-~essnent ~_r „ e_n,,n
of the \orth Iiohala Coastline ~ Counn,~f Ha~~ai i and
\CHERE_~S a state ctrcurt court found that the Planning C,~inmrssmi tai • ~~er
procedures m ~ranhng a permtt for the deg elopment at a 'ahz F P~
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\ssoctauon t Ha~~ar'r Plannm~ Commission and
«'IIEREaS a state ctrcurt court found that the Plannini C ~~nrmsstor in-. a
permtt for a cellular to.. er dominating o~ er \Iaulua Gulch oen r E o,u ' Ord
\\-HERE~S the State Land L'se Commission decision In ie t ~odfie~ r~ - , ~ ~ irn
planning department teas not properl} protecun~ the rnte~t of ac r uli
\O~~"THEREFOR BE IT RESOL\"ED TH.aT the Demerzuc Farts rr~ ,ider to
reduce litigation costs and protect Ha«au•s unique natural ie~ource~ hr ,~f t to
Hat~au Counn Plannms Department and the Commnston is 'ir~enth r~
!adopted b} t he Hatt au Counn Democratic Pam \I: ~ '_~'~ro i Re ~ .