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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0059.008 2000-2002 February 5,2001 To: Hilo Crry Council Members Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawsti 96720 From. Lawrence E. Mina ~ ? ~ ~ P.O Box 5080 lNtr By Kukufraele, HI. 96727 Bala Y_~~1--~ (808) 3343317 County Council Re: The Tress of Kuku~aele, LLC -Tom Hears Aloha Honorable Council Members, I would Irks to share several cancans i have with the proposed new development ur Kukuiheele, Hl The Trees of Kukmlraele ,LLC Tom Heas l) The Tres of Kukuihaele rs a separate project/development from Amanresort (37 wits). Therefore why rsn't this develops (T T of K) required to go through the same process of mv'vmmmml assessment as Amavesort or any dha develops praposiug a resat of this magnitude,( 40 amts enoompassurg a thud of the village of Kukudutele7) Amanrcsat is still legally on the books. The planning Diracxar has to initu?te the dawn zanmg, whidr as of today Febnary 5,2001 this has nd bees dace. The process will take approximately three months The Cotmty Council has to ode en the down zoning. The Cormty Camcil an not guarentee, is m writueg, that you will be able to reverse the land use designatien far Amanresret The Catholic Chrrdr s presently in serious negoturtiau to sell this property. Amaoreaat is en they property This property is worth a Id mere meney if t is left in resort designstien wll the Camty of Hawaii be abldwilling to into mto a lengthy costly legal beWe with the Catholic Churdr ova the downzeneing of thetr property? Also Eugene McCain's maths sell owns I 1 saes adjoinmg the Catholic Churcfi property, of which one and a half erns is zoned resat Is it the urtmt of the t.reneral Plan of the County of Hawaii and this County Council to seats two resort retreats with'vi one mile of esch other m Kuku>lraele7 I believe that these is a definite possibility of this ocerarcrg KukmTraele Therefore I recommend that the County t.,armcil nd move forward with The Tras of Kukurlraele rartil this issue is resolved. 2) Amartresort wu requtred to give sevasl benefib dvactly to the community which this new develops is nd Is nd roquurd td do. a) Eleven setae of lend waroundmg the Social Hall Car a park plus E175,000 for ~provemenb to the Social Hall end park b) Real Property Tax Fund- 525,000 start Grp Rend plus 2°.6 of grass sales from the resort c) Affadabk horning; 5200,000 i4 a~ fiords to the County of Hawaii towards affordable horsing rnib U Hoookaa d) Amaffiesort was roquund to develop ib own water source. All fatr of these benefits ware directly linked to the property proposed fa The Trees of Kuku~aele The only benefit this development has cammRted to is to give the bend behind the Tigs amp to the retidmb There 8 Comm. h'o. ~7 Flle No. ~ iN~ H M Ref. To: 0(,~/'f / Rar. Date B 0 5 2001 Pg 2, The Trees of Kukuihaele 3) The public meeting (two) that were held en this proposed prgoct were not posted m the newspaper Then were signs posted at the Last Chatty Star The Last Chang is mainly a place where the tourists Mad to go down to Waipi'o Vallry. 'Ilia Watpi'o Shuttlq Waipi'o on Horseback tourists enact there These Is also a small gift shop m the Last Chang Toro. The owner Bob hnpssen also sells soda, candy and Single bens The post office is located in the corner of the builtluig but you dent noel go into the store to cltedt die mail What I'm trying to say is Ifie Lest Chang ss mainly far the tourists and not a ammunity oriented stun: I persaoally haven't bought anything m the Last Chang Store in seven years. Therefore I would like the council to pass a resoluhm today to hold a public meeting with the full council a< the social hall m KukwTiaele 4) Water Why is the Council approving a project of this scale (40 units) whin these is only enough watt for For 5ve~ I spoke to the Water Department and thry are platinmg to doll a new well in Kukukaele in the next three years Thry are drilling a new well to replan the existing source (spring). The new well does rid mean there will be mare water availebk ui Kukmliaele.There aro ciurentlystx homes loafed en the Makai side of the county road at the Waipt'o Lookout whidi still are not receiving county water. They currently receive water for they homes from the Hamakua Ditch Wdl this development rf approved have first choice for water ova these homes 5) What wtll the impact m Waipt'o Valley be7 It will bring more tourists to the wllry. This wtll increase trallic on the county road which leads into the valley. The road is erne mile leng and drops twelve hundred feeP to•the vallry floor. In ]992 the county of Hawaii paid out more than S2,500 00 m an a hebil m' sun against the Coutuy because of an accident m the rad. 5) What wi0 be the impact en the village of KukuOisele, population 300, average raceme 58,1100 a year? Will the non generetien of current residents be stile to aliard to live m Kukuilisele,te taxes, the price of land,bmld a home, evailabilny of water? Wdl we see the next generation disappear and be replaeed by newcomers who an afford to live in KukuiTraele? The first people to be displaced wtll be renters becattse whin taxes go up that cost wtll be passed on to the centers. Mahalo for your torte and patience m this very important issue before you Lawrence Miller ' ~ YY/Y!~°00~ y ~~~JYV~I?~Y YWlmalb"'Y VL~~~O® ~s/~Y~IIITI`i!/YV~ Y Y c~®I~f~a(~~~G;~f~ [~f~~Yl~~.(~f~R~1C~~1~ Of~I~G~(~~ ~~JJf~@o[~~P THIS SURVEY WAS PASS~..D OUT TO NEARLY TWO-HUNDRED til©viBERS OF OUR COIVQ~IUNTIY WITH OVER A 65 °b RETURN AS OF MAY, 1991, THE RESULTi ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. A major issue we must address is future development in and above Waipio. Do you feel resort type development is appropriate in Waipio? Yes- 3%, No- 92%, Not Sure- Si 2. Do you feel resort development is appropriate above Watpio? Yes- 20%, No- 63%, Net Sure- 17% 3. Should residents have a say in the proposed development in the Waipio-Kukuihaele area? Yes- 97%, No- U%, Not Sure- 3% 4. Are you in favor or a ban on large developments until adequate electricity, water ar sewage are provided? Yep- 82%, No- 10%, Not Sure- 8% , 5. Are you in favor of Y_ukuihaele being designated a historical preservation zone so a: to preserve it as it is'? Yes- 90%, No- 3%, Not Sure- 7% 6. Are you in favor of the Plantation Manager's home in irukuihaele being preserved a5 cultural museum? Yes- 72%, No- 7%, Not Sure- 21% 7. Should a separate access to a proposed resort be pre sided to limit traffic throug?t Kukuihaele? Yes- 94%, :~io- 3%, Not Sure- 3% 8. Should ground water be checked periodically for chemical residues from golf course fertilizery, insecticides with public access to information? Yes- 92%, No- 3%, NS-5% 9. Are you in favor of an alternative plan co resort devel~~pment? Yes-72%, No-3% NS-2 10. Should the county/developers provide low-cost hou:.ing for resort employees? Yes-54%, No- 25%, Not Sure- 21% 11. Are you in favor of the Mud Lane Raad being complet_ J? Yes- 47%, No-40%, NS-13 i 12. Should the countylstate ensure that the sugar compar y not be allowed to sell off any more large tracts of land? Yes- 60%, No- 18%, Not Sure- 22% 13. Do you feel Land in Waipio should be zoned for comn.~rcial use? Yes-3%, No-97% 14. A buffer zone has been proposed along the rim of the valley. How wide do you feel this rim should be? 10(;0'- 18%, 3000'- 59%, More than ?00*- 3~%, Not needed- 3°'0 15. Do you feel that water in the river and waterfalls ter recreation, scenic beauty, wild-?ife, and taro farming is more important that using Waipio water outside Waipio Yes-87%, No- 3%, Not Sure- LO% WE HAVE GONE TO A GOOD DEAL OF TROUBLE TO FEEL OU THE COIvIIvRJN1TlES FEELINGS ON '>~fil.L EFFECTIVELY CHANGE TI~IR LIVES FOREV ER WE HOPE THAT THOSE OF YOU WHO READ THIS W 1L1. TAKE 1T TO HEART, AND WORK'='OCxETHER WITH US SO AS TO ENSURE fC SAFE, HAPPE4CEFUL FUTURE FOR .4LL OUR F.givOLiES. `a ~