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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0493.006 2000-2002 Harry Kim o~!1d °F•"•~~ Dixie Kaetsu Mayor °O ~ ~~,9r~ Managing Director Peter T. Young De uty Mana in Director ~y ~Te oi<•w COUNTY CJF ~~WAII 25 Aupuni Street, Ruom215 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103 • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808) 329-5226 • Fax (808) 326-5663 September 18, 2001 Councilman James Arakaki Chair, Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Chairman Arakaki: Attached please find a number of letters to my office calling for the preservation of the coastal lands of Keopuka. Since the letters request that I share them with the County Council, I am forwarding them to you for your information. Aloh , ~L / Harry Kim Mayor ~ ~~•(1A~ i George & loan Prater 82-985 €~a`ikapaha~ Street Captain Gook, ~iavvaii 95704 ~h®ne: 8138.323-355 1=rail: gp_rater a bai~zbrid~e._net. September 7, 2001 1\'layor Harry Kim 25 Apuni Sheet Kilo, I[I 96720 Dc~r 1!'Iayor Kim, We feel strongly that the coastal lands of Keopuka, adjacent to Kealakekua I3ay, need to be protected in perpetuity. The largds of Keopuka have cultural, ecologies! and visual significance which need to be protected and not lost. This tires is extremely important to the people of F~awaii. ~Ve support the flawaii County Planning Department's Conservation designation for these coastal lands at Kealakekua I3ay in t92e ~-Laeaaii County General Plan. ~~Ve believe these coastal lands should be placed into Conservation on the State of Hawaii's Land Use District Boundary 1l~fsps. Please share our opinion s~rith the I(advaii County Planning Director and members of the County Council. Thant: you for- your consicicration of our concern. Sincerely, _ ~ ~ ~ George L Prater Joan E. Prater 82-986 Pa'ikapahu St. Capt. Cook, lit 9(,70=1 ~ ~t ' l~elelle lZOI'ei'ts®Il 3g Austin Ave. fan Anselgno, CA 94960 Phone (415) 457-`703 Fax (415) 457-6174 e-mail helie4uGearthlink.net Mayor Harry Kim 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Mayor Kim... I have just been informed about development plans for Keopuka. I was born and raised in Hawaii. Now a resident of California, I am a frequent visitor to the Big Island. I believe that this area needs to be protected from major developments and urge you see that it is placed into Conservation on the State of Hawaii's Land Use District Boundary Maps. I strongly support the Hawaii County Planning Department's conservation designation for these coastal lands at Kealakakua Bay as noted in the Hawaii County General Plan. Developments such as this would destroy the very essence of that ~rvhich makes the Big Island so special to residents and visitors alike. It will pollute the water and air quality of this pristine and wild region and desecrate the cultural legacy of the area by destroying many archaeological sites. Once pristine lands will be paved over forever adding all the problems that come with development, increased traffic, pollution of land and water, destruction of wildlife habitats. Do not permit outside developers to overrun our land and create suburbs that destroy the very nature of our islands. Kealakekua should remain as it is in perpetuity. This development does not represent a permitted use of this unique area. I would request that you share my opinion with the Hawaii County Planning Director as well as members of the County Council. You are personally in a position to help preserve this land as it is and should always remain. I urge you to use your position wisely and help Hawaii to remain as it is and always should be. Sinc rely, - ~ - ~ Helene obertson c~~<_/ .~\A~ r~ s~t~b~ z~, 1Vtavor I-Iarrv Kim z5 Atxpt~ni Stroe't T~iio, TiI 9b7~~ 17ear 1l~iavos' ~irn. 'i'1~ preservation of 3-t~.~vaii's ps~ioi~S coastlines is of paraffiount importance to residents ~d ~racB4avrc alaBreA I believe that tl~ coastal I~sds of K~pulca. ad'aaceztt €o K~lakekeea, ~av. have ~aue c~eltural. ecological, and visual si nce and to bo protected in pcrpetuity. I support the vrraii Cori Pl T~partgnent's Co lion designation for these coastal lands at I~ealelo~a ~3av in the I-Iai County cral Ply. I believe that these coastal lands should also be pl into Conservation on the Stste of I~iawaii's Land flee l~ist~acl ~os~nda~r lamps. I recsuest tha€ my oa~inion be shared with the I~~aii County Plaxiniga~ I3irector and €nernbers o'f tk~e County Council. Sincerely. 13nh~*r7a 'i'~aat~wac 77-1b3 I•In'oilina Court Kailas.-Kona. ICI 3b740 ~ ~ ~ J` Ms. Beverly Aikele , ~ rt y ~ ~ ~fE~~. Rosemary Alles Ms. Catherine Artukovich 73-4340 Kailana Pfac~~ P.O. Box 1430 P.O. Box 256 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Kamuela, HI 96743 Captain Cook, HI 96704 Mr. Lee Bridgers Ms. Susie Campbell Ms. Shary Crocker 59 Center Street 73-4781 Halolani P.O. Box 530 Moab, l,~tah 84532 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Captain Cook, HI 96704 Ms. Kanani Bnos Mr. Michael Ferdun Ms. Sheryl Fletcher P.O. Box 416 73-1317 Onaona Drive P.O. Box 1250 Captain Cook, I--II 96704 Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 Captain Cook, NI 96704 Mr. Lawrence Ford Ms. Brenda Ford Mr. Gary Gagne 81-6195 Napo'opo'o Road 81-6195 Napo'opo'o Road P.O. Box 660 Captain Cook, a-il 96704 Captain Cook, HI 96704 Naalehu, ~-il 96772 Mr. Marc Galloway Mr. David J. Garbacz Mr. Colin B. Gould P.O. Box 218 P.O. Box 1268 P.O. Box 2123 Hawaii- National Park, l-II 96718 Captain Cook, HI 96704-1268 Kailua-Kona, 1-11 96745 Ms. Arline Greer Ms. Cory Harden Steven and Elizabeth Hawkins P.O. Box 466 P.O. Box 10265 P.O. Box 344 Hauula, ail 96717 Hllo, HI 96721 Laupahoehoe, HI 96764 Ms. Nancy R. Heard Ms. Cora L. Irwin Ms. Nita Isherwood 12048 Koffman Street, ~5 P.O. Box 6736 83-5465 Mamalahoa Highway Studio Gity, CA 91604 Ocean View, HI 96737 Captain Cook, HI 95704 Mr. Mark Johnson Mr. Stephen J. Lacey Mr. John Langenstesn P.O. Box 599 27 Beryl Blvd. P.O. Box 615 Kealakekua, HI 96750 Pearl Beach, NSW 2256, Honaunau, HI 96726 Austrailia Ms. Phyllis Laraiso Mr. John Lynch Ms. Summer Peterson 3 Puako Beach 87-2900 Mamalahoa Highway P.O. Box 1622 Kamuela, HI 96743 Captain Cook, HI 96704 Kealakekua, HI 96750 Ms. Sandra Scarr Mr. Jay Scharf Ms. Joanne L. Scribner 77-6222 Kaumalumalu Drive 87-3199 K Street 75-345 Melelina Place Holualoa, I-il 96725 Captain Cook, HI 96704 Kailua-Kona, a-II 96740 Kenneth and Christina Sheppard Ms. Denise Ulrich Ms. Rowena Vaca P.O. Box 737 87-2900 Mamalahoa Highway P.O. Box 2123 Honaunau, HI 96726 Captain Cook, HI 96704 Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 Ms. Shannon Byrnes Van Dyke Ms. Louise Winn P.O. Box 851 82-6024 Puuhonua Road Honaunau, HI 96726 Napo'opo'o, HI 96704