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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0493.113 2000-2002 February 20, 2002 4 ~r~t~v~u To: Members of the Hawaii County Council RE: Redesignate the North Kohala Coastline to conservation and open Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We the Kohala Community have spent over thirty years writing and speaking to the different departments and people of the County and State of Hawaii, asking for legislation to protect and preserve the North Kohala Coastline from Kawaihae to Polulu Valley-makai of Akoni Pule highway. The people of the County of Hawaii still come to the Kohala Coast with their families to fish and camp. They come from everywhere - Hamakua, Hilo, Puna, Ka'u and Kona - to enjoy the undeveloped Kohala Coast. The Kohala Coast provides the longest unobstructed coastal view plane in the State of I-Iawaii. It is also home to the most continuous groups of ancient pre-contact sites still in existence. We ask that you please review the documents that we submit today, including the November 10, 2001, resolution from the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, a federation of forty-seven civic clubs. We need the strength and wisdom of your office to protect the North Kohala Coastline for future generations by designating it conservation and open. The current general plan state, "The cost of restoring or regaining natural beauty is greater than the cost of protecting it". M 1 A Nuiloa ~ ~ The ohala Comm ni tY 7 ~ ~ ~ > . . y f~ , C~ ' ~ r /~~~f _ ,.i~ ~ ~ 1 ~ PI,cL ~~ft--~,~~' C~~L~ mod. . TO: Harry Kim, Mayor Members of the County Council FROM: Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club Redesignate the North Kohala Coastline to Conservation and Open DATE: August 11, 2001 The Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club supports the State Concurrent Resolution No. 179 H.D. 1 passed in 1988, The Kohala Community Petition -submitted on October 30, 2000 and resubmitted on March 28, 2001 and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 146 S.D. 1 -passed on April 12, 2001. All of the above urge the retention and preservation of open space and view planes and traditional access along the coastline of the North Kohala District -from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley. The North Kohala Coastline is historically and culturally important to all native Hawaiians. We ask for your help to save what little is left of our ancient Hawaiian culture, by redesignating the North Kohala Coastline to Conservation and Open. Respectfully, _ A u~_ August 2, 2001 To: Members ~f the County Planning Commission Chris Yuen, Planning Director . Re: Redesignate the North Kohala Coastline to Conservation and Open Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Many North Kohala residents have been trying for many, many years to protect the North Kohala coastline thru legislation.. This is evidenced by the passage of S.C.R. No.179 H.D.1 passed by both houses in 1988, u~`ing the retention of view and open space makai of the Kawaihae to Hawi road, and a petition signed by 5,650 people - 1030 of them residents of Kohala. Most recently S.C.R. No. 146 S.D.1, passed both houses on April 12, 2UU1 -urging the retention and preservation of open space and view planes, historic sites and traditional access along the coastline of the North Kohala District, Hawaii. Testimony for its passage was given by North Kohala community groups and long established North Kohala Merchants. Previous to S.C.R.No. 146, the Kohala community petition, which was signed by 636 people in a period of 16 days -urging the County of Hawaii to recognize, preserve and protect historical, traditional, and sacred sites and places of North Kohala -from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley and beyond; was submitted to the County on October 30, 2000 and resubmitted again on March 28, 2001. We ask all of you to take and review the materials, maps and sites that we submitted on Juu~ 6th, to give all of you a better understanding of how important the North Kohala coastline is to all of us, not just the people of North Kohala. We sincerely ask all of you to preserve the coastline for future generations and redesignate the North Kohala coastline to conservation and open. K ala Kupuna Council `~~-~-7 C2 'L` Kohala Filipina Association ~ J G, %~lC//zC / ~ o Hawaiian Civic Club ' Kohala Puerto Rican Club ~~~e~ Kohala tstortc and Cultural t'reservation Group _ _ _ _ June 6, 2001 To: Members of the County Planning Commission Chris Yuen, Planning Director Re: Redesignate the North Kohala Coastline to Conservation and Open Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We respectfully submit for your review some of the documents (to protect and preserve the North Kohala Coastline) that we as a community have submitted to different levels of government, spanning over 12 years. We have included some maps of the North Kohala coastline showing the locations of hundreds of ancient pre-contact sites. Also included are the actual drawings showing just the ancient sites between Honoipu Landing and Kapa'a Beach Park. All of the Ali'i Nui, including Alapai, Kalaniopu'u and Kamehameha the Great, used the North Kohala Coastline to provision and train their warriors before leaving for other islands in the hawaiian chain. A thousand or more canoes came to the North Kohala Coast during these ancient periods from Ka'u and Kona, Puna and Hamakua; occupying the North Kohala leeward coast all the way around to Kauhola Point on the North Kohala windward coast. Provision and Warriors came from the entire North Kohala coast, including Pololu, Honokane and Awini Valleys. The North Kohala Coastline is historically and culturally very important to West Hawaii, the County and the State of Hawaii. We sincerely hope that the County Planning Commission and Chris Yuen will redesignate the North Kohala Coastline to Conservation and Open, so present and future generations of residents and visitors, will be able to enjoy the magnificent, natural and open view planes that the North Kohala Coastline provide today. Sincerely, Concerned Residents of North Kohala SUPPORT FOR AN OPEN COASTLINE In 1972, a study entitled "NORTH KOHALA, PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES" done by DLNR staff and the 1988 DLNR commissioned study by Tomonari and Tuggle entitled "NORTH KOHALA :PERCEPTION OF A CHANGING COMMUNITY", both indicated the intent of past state administrations and DLNR staff to preserve and protect the North Kohala Coast. ---IN 1983, "THE NORTH KOHALA COI\~IlvIiJNITY DEVELOMENT PLAN," adopted by resolution by the County Planning Commission, sets forth to implement the General Plan for the North Kohala District. This plan recommended for "OPEN" classification the coastal zone extending along the entire length of the North Kohala coast synonymous with the State land Use Conservation District. Section 10.3 specifically addresses public access and the community's desire to establish a permanent walking trail along the entire North Kohala coastline. ---In 1988, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 179 passed both houses of the State Legislature calling for governments to work together to ensure public view and open space along the coast and to discourage development makai of Akoni Pule Highway. In 1988, THE CITIZENS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NORTH KOHALA COASTLINE, a Kohala community environmental group, collected almost 7,000 signatures on a petition calling on the State and County to stop all development until studies of the coastline can be completed Over 50 percent of the signators are from North and South Kohala. IN 1990, The HAWAII STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY and the HAWAII COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY both adopted resolutions at their conventions calling for the State and County "to develop and implement a plan to protect the open nature of the coast, preserve its valuable historic sites and promote nonexclusive enjoyment of it by residents and visitor alike." In 1989, The HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE passed a resolution calling for protection of the coastline from development and calling for a survey of the coast. The resolution was passed unanimously by five members of the Committee. ---In 1989, THE WEST HAWAII REGIONAL PLAN says the State and County have already over-committed West Hawaii in resort and resort-residential development. The resort development scenario suggested by the plan shows no resort or resort-residential development in North Kohala. The plan further says "Scenic heritage areas and open space are important to our quality of life and the quality of the visitor experience. Planning for these elements, and the extent to which they are preserved or enhanced, will greatly influence the visual character, land use pattern, and identity of the region." Highest on its list of "important scenic heritage resources" are the cliffs and valleys of the Kohala Mountain and the panoramic coastal Views from the Kohala Mountain. In 1990, DECISIONS -ACTION 90's, a report to Hawaii County calls on state and County to "quickly and clearly establish areas in the County that are never to be developed" and as examples where development should be discouraged cites "North Kona and Kohala". In 1991, The NORTH KOHALA COASTLINE CONFERENCE sponsored by the Kohala Community Association and the U.H. Sea Grant Program called for the establishment of a broad Scenic and Historic Heritage Area and development of an Integrated Coastal Resource Management Plan for resource conservation. ---In 1992, THE NORTHWEST HAWAII OPEN SPACE AND COhwIUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, calls for a comprehensive effort to protect valuable coastal areas as open space for public use and enjoyment. The plan recognizes that there has been significant public interest in establishing a "no resort development' policy for lands makai of Akoni Pule highway between Kawaihae to Upolu Point and identifies this entire coastline to be established as park land and recommends that a serious planing and land acquisition program be initiated so , that, in time, most of these coastal lands can be acquired and set aside for public use. ---In 1993, "THE DRAFT NORTHWEST HAWAII REGIONAL PLAN", with revisions, is intended to supersede the 1983 North Kohala Community Development Plan upon its adoption. This plan, like the development plan is to implement the General Plan under a shorter { 10 to 1 s-year) time frame. The plan indicates a coastal access trail around the entire coast including in the location of the subject C&R's. --In 1994, SENATE RESOLUTION 85 was passed requesting the Department Of Land and Natural Resource to assess the recreational, scenic, and historicaVcultural resources of the 29 miles of North Kohala coastline along Akoni Pule Highway between Kawaihae Harbor and Upolu Point for possible public acquisition prior to construction of any additional infrastructure. In 2000, THE KOHALA HISTORIC AND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE collected well over six hundred signatures from Kohala residents and submitted them as part of a community response to the update of the Hawaii County Comprehensive Plan, urging the preservation and protection of the region from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley. ---In 2001, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 146, S. D. 1, passed both houses of the State Legislature, urging the retention and preservation of open space and view planes, historic sites, and traditional access along the coastline of the North Kohala District and again called for collaboration to discourage subdivision and building development. In 2001,The STATE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES chairperson, Mr. Gilbert Coloma-Agaran, testified before the State Senate Committee of Water, Land, Energy and Environment, recognizing the significance of S.C.R. NO. 146, S.D. 1, pledged it's support to coordinate with the County Of Hawaii and the residents of Kohala. ---In 2002, The COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING COMMISSION and agreed to by the Planing Director, recognizing the significance of the feeling of open space that is so important to North Kohala have incorporated into the Hawaii County General Plan Revision, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 146, S. D. 1. In April, 2001, SENATE CONCTJRRENT RESOLUTION 146, Senate Draft 1, passed both houses of the State Legislature, urging the retention and preservation of open space and view planes, historic sites, and traditional access along the coastline of the North Kohala District and again called for collaboration to discourage subdivision and building development. In November, 2001 the COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING COM1~iIISSION during the Hawaii County General Plan Revision suggested to incorporate Senate Resolution No. 146 Senate Draft 1 into the new General Plan. This suggestion was also agreed upon by yourself, the Planning Director. Changes to the general plan text now read, "The agricultural lands ofR~"orth Kohala also create much of the feeling of open space that is so important to the area. A number of legislature resolutions have supported the protection of view planes and open space from the main highway (Akoni-Pule) to the sea, most recently Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 ~6':...... "In reviewing Special Permit Applications, re~onings, and other land use changes in the Agricultural District, great care should be given to preserve existing view planes to and along the coastline': North Kohala Cultural Resources Section II. Introduction -8- - i 'uva~u vr. f MO. OKINI ~ kaMeuaMe~lA •f 6iK.THh1T~ (y AST (iNAP9 11~4AN ~ ~@ 1(ANYOLA PT. SIATICN ~ - . _ 1; _ NAwi Kunt'AI.AUA ~a ruxutPANU ~ -r~ F7 ~ a" t; 2.. ' K1tPA'AU ~ NG4G 6A ® ~ ~ T ~ KuKU1lP4uu'.' NALI~WA ® NIUL~I i_`: 'MANUKONA j/ , ~ .u-ACc - i Cl....;i,~ ~ y :~'%~'~~i• i i /~ji ~ i IAMALOIDA % ,~;j" ~ . ' ~ / i / i CAlHO1.GAlA ~ - , ~ 1 /~i d~ 1 • i. i e'-. / y / I~IC~U2E Z. D?5T21BUTION OF L y L I NAIA fcA'1 LJO 9AT ARLUAE~LAC~~CA La f ~..J IN NO2TN ICONALA xAl novae. ® KNOWN ARE1.S OF AQCNAEOLDGICgL 2EMAIN'~ POS~itB~,,;, AQCAS Of AR.C~ALDIDyICA~, RFMaltlS • H4P>i,B ~i1TE5 (SIZE OF p07 9°_NOTCS eELATrvE LXTCNT OF SITE) ® Ht5T02tC SITES OR AREAS (SEE ftGUQC S). i TOwN~ (MODERN) N c I z e NI 0 I L ~ a w. • AgLA OF wTENSNL u1ST0 QtC OCCUPATION 065GRIn~ AkVMU/W(~1'AL k; MAINS N ND E0.SLD RfNb INOtGATES ~REVtOµS L`( ~G'ENTtcIED 516 NIF lGANT iZ£Sp IA R~-ES• S?`OKES llYE FI~IAtI HAWA1'( P ~ C; ~ 1FIC OC~A~N ~ / I N P tiiulcyi ula i! 4 ~'[laU vi~,u MU`UKJt~t Z ~ ' ~-lalca KaRli _ ~ , I ~K:tp3lama Kt~.~ ~ / KupaEaha'a r~•~ I PoJtakvpa f Ho`~tlonvp~hu K~/ Pu'uornanca 3 / v za da ~ a 2 ~ , S I ,r Mailrkini Pu'ukot~ol3 ~ ~ ~-°I A ?~~1 K t7 A r"' t KC~~~L~ ~~IS~"R.IC•~ ` I-~A~Y.AI`IISLA~1~a KUNA 1 No-~'> ! ~ w;~ L ~ ' ' Q~ ~ sh I Locations of herau in the Kc~ha~~ IJistrit°t, ~•ith kn:~wn a~su~u~a'a buun~ar~ies. Where ~ a6~s~pi~'a of an area are coo sm~l1 ro neap at this scale, a numeral i~dicatcs the number c G~3i1~111~`ta lYI t~1C 3,I!E~. STAND. COM. REP. N©.! Honolulu, Hawaii ~u ~ t~ 2001. C~Y~S.C.R. No. 146 S.D. I Honorable Robert Bunda President of the Senate Twenty-First State Legislature Regular Sessicn c.f 200I Sir. Your Committee on i~7ater, .Land, Energy and Environment, to which was referred S.C_R. No. 146 entitles: TATIVT]9'OT f+ Sf4iTL'~ 4]LZ P4rJI"eT T1TP'o- T]_T YP'L~C f12°-~ r1'G~4 YSGgTSa ~4'+ /'+n14rT~9~T1TY.6T - , , Your Committee circulated a proposed S.D. 1, entitled: "SENA'T'E CONCUR~t~'.At^' RESOLU'T'ION URGINu THE RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE A.'3T1 VIEin7 PLPI3ES, HISTORIC SITES, AND TRADITIONAL ACCESS ALONG THE CGASTLINE OF THE NORTH K.Q~-dAL•A L~ISTF_TCT, ~-L~WAIT_ . " Testimony in support of the proposed S.D. 1 was received from the Department of band and Natural Resources, Gffice of Hawaiian Affairs, Trust for P~,zblir Land, Hawaiian Civic Club, Kohala Filipina Community Association, Kohala Puerto Rican Club, Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group, Arakaki Store, H. Naito Sore, K. Takata Store, and Union Market. Your Committee finds that there are strong community concerns regarding the future land use in Kohala. Many community residents ar~d organizations fear their voices will not be heard when decisions are made. They want to protect disappearing agricultural land and its lifestyle, recognize and 2001-2351 (SCR) SBCR SMA-I.doc Iii ~~1 i S~°AI~iD . CGM . REP . NO . ~agc 2 protect historic resources and sites, preserve traditional access to the coastline and mountains, and protect Kohaia from encroaching and inappropriate development. Your Committee further finds that residents and community organisations have been active iri urging the Big Island Mayor, County Courzc i 1, Hawa. i i Planning Departetent , Na Ala He 1 e and the Board of Land and ~v'atural Resources to preserve the Kohala coastline and mountains from suk?division and other development. Despite their efforts, develapment continues to take place eeiakai. of the Kawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi koad. Your Committee supports this measure as amended, to further encourage the strong community effort to preserve the natural resources and lifestyle of one of Hawaii's last remaining relatively undeveloped areas. As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Laa~d, Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 146, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 146, S.D. 1. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment, ~ ~ OKRA R. NQ Ch it 2001-2351(SCR) SSCR SMA-1.doc i~~ ~ ~ ~ ~i THE St=1~i~4T~ 146 ~T'1Nt=N~°Y-FIF~S~` Lt=GISL4TUR~, 2001 S.®. 1 STA1!'~ G~ FiAVllAlt i ~ Q~ URGING THE RETENTION AP1%J ?'RESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE AND VIEtiV P1,ANES, ~zISTOR.IC SITES, AND TRA]QITIONAI, ACCESS AZ,ONG THE CC?ASTLINE Os° THE NORTH ROHALA 7~ISTRICfi, HAWAII. 1 WHEREAS, lands makai of the Kawaihae-Mahukona-Howl Road to 2 Pololu Valley and beyond, including the pristine valleys from 3 Pololu to Waipio and t~se northern coast of the North Kohala 4 District, are in a relatively undeveloped state; anti 5 6 WHERE_~Sj the area contains Lapakahi State Park, an ancient 7 Hawaiisn coastal settlement; Mookini Heiau State Manutp?ert, one 8 of the islands most famous heiau; the birthplace of Kamehaaneha, 9 and numerous other historical sites; and 1Q it Wi-IEREAS, the ethnically diverse character of this district 12 embraces as ~.vell the history and artifacts of the missionary, 13 paniolo, and plantation eras, which contributes to its 14 significance; and 15 i6 WHEREAS, the beautiful rural and agr~.cultural Kohala area 17 is one of the few remaining places where the quality ant]. i8 character of our small rural commuxiities has been maintained, 19 encouraging and nurturing the tradition of cultural continLity; 2D and 2i 22 WHEREAS, irl 188, the State Legislature x-ecognized the B3 importance of preserving this area by passing S.C.R_ No. 1'19, 24 H.D. 1, which urged the State and County governments to work 25 together to preserve the public view and open space makai of the 26 Kawaihae-Mahukona-Rawl Road and further called for collaboration 2'9 to discourage subdivision and building development; and 29 WHEREAS, at that time, a petition circulated on the island 30 of Hawaii calling for the halt of all development along the 31 North Kohala coastline until ^a thorough study of the scenic, 32 historic, recreational ar_d biological values^ of the coast can 2 G' 01-- 2 3 51 SCR14 6 SD1 SMA . dot i ~ + tsd~:~};•,-• rx~'"".~'h:~tt t~:e~ YGnr}c~i~s~ i. tr true .m~3 c.]rrnn x!i+c?s N,~n n~~r,;-H b•,..ps:, ~..,.:r4 :f ~',~t. ;:i.~t. .:t gage ~ APR 12 2Q01 yes ~tlyilii?ES3~fD®~Y7~S%~3,4f~1 b•lcssssaf i;tstN~~or.`G::.et ~_D, rr1111 LL : s ~ • 3 ~f 8lGlf~ i be studied was signed by 5,650 people i,030 of them residents 2 of North Kohala; and 3 ~ Wi~EREAS, in 1989, the Planning Committee of the County 5 Council passed a resolution calling for the preservation of the 6 North Kohala coastline; and 8 wHER.EAS, despite these actions, development in the area has 9 continued arxd the region faces increasing pressure for more ifl suodivision and other development; and 11 1Z L~TEREAS, in October, 2000, community members collected well 13 aver six hundred signatures and submitted them as part of the 14 community respoxise to the Update of the I-€awaii County 15 Comprehensive Pla.~, urging the preservation and protection of itz the region froYri Kawaihae to Pololu Valley; and I7 18 ~EREAS, in January 2001, community organizations again 19 voiced their concerns at a Na Ala Fiele meeting, and strongly 20 supported the recor.~merdation to remove Pololu Valley from 21 coi*timercial activity; now, therefore, ~2 23 BE IT RESO:sVEA by the Senate of the 'T'wenty-First ?~3 Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2001, the 25 House of Representatives concurring, t?-iat the State and County 6 of Hawaii are again ~:rged to work collaboratively with the 27 community and residents of Kohala to develop and iynplement a ~ plan to protect the open na.tsre of the Kohala coast, preserve 29 its valuable historic sites, and provide greater awareness and 30 appreciation of the history and cultural si.gnificarice of the 31 area for residents and visitors alike; a,xid 32 33 EE IT F°L7R~`kiHR RESOLVED that certified copies of this 34 Concurrent Resolution be sent to the Mayor of the County of 35 Hawaii, Iiawaii County Council, Hawaii County Planning 36 17epartment, State Land Use Commission, Office of Planning, and 37 Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group. 2 0 01- 2 3 5 SCR14 6 SD1 SMA . doc H.D. 1 F•OUK I~l•~.E:~l~l•1{ I.!•:C;1S1.A•1•URr:, 1y88 til~A l~1•: OI~ HA1VA l1 • ~ URGING THE RETENTION OF VIEW AND OPEN SPACE MAKAI OF KAWAiHAE® • MAHUKONA-HAWZ ROAD FROM KAWAIHAE TO UPOLU POINT, HAWAII WHEREAS, lands makai of the Kawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi Road are currently in a relatively undeveloped state; and WHEREAS, the area contains Lapakahi State Historical Park, an ancient Hawaiian coastal settlement, and, Mookini Heiau State Monument, one of the most famous heiaus on the island; and WHEREAS, the State Department of ~Transpo[tation has previously recognized the value of makai views by requiring the location of all utility poles on the mauaa side of pueen Kaahu manu Highway immediately south of the Fawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi Road; and WHEREAS, existing State zoning does not provide for urban • development on the vast majority of these lands; and ' WHEREAS, the makai area lies in large measure within the - Coastal Zone Management area administered by the State; and WHEREAS, the makai area also lies within the Special Management Area administered by the County; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Fourteenth Legislature of•the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 1988, the House of Representatives concurring, that the State and the County governments are urged to work together in a collaborative effort to ensure that the public view and open space currently existing . makai of the Kawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi Road be preserved; and BE IT F.LJRTHER RESOLVED that the State and County governments I work in close collaboration to discourage subdivision and f building development makai of the Kawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi Road; and f ~j ~ RFS12I7 SCR R0041 ' ~ 179 • - H.D. 1 2 i^~~~• SE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this ' Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the State Land Use' . Coas~aission, the Chairperson of tho Hawaii County Council, the Mayor at Hawaii County and the Director oP the Hawaii County Planning Degartment. y RFS1~17 SCR R0041 6 RESOLUTION URGING THE TAKING OF STEPS TO PRESERVE THE OPEN VIEW PLANE, HISTORIC SITES AND TRADITIONAL ACCESS ALONG THE COASTLINE OF THE NORTH ROHALA DISTRICT, HAWAII Adopted by the Hawaii County Democratic Party 5/5/90 and by the State Democratic Party 5/26/90 WHEREAS, lands makai of the Kawaihae-Hahukona-H awi Road to Upolu Point and the northern coast of the North Kohala District are in a relatively undeveloped state; and WHEREAS, the area contains Lapakahi State Park, an ancient H awaiian coastal settlement; Mookini Heiau State Monument, one of the most famous heiaus; Ramehameha"s birthplace, and numerous other historical sites; and WHEREAS, the State Office of Planning's West Hawaii Regional Plan <Nov_ 1989) calls for clustering resort development in three nodes in South Kohala and North Kona and avoiding the "sprawl" of resorts and resort residential development along the rest of the coast; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature (-both houses, Res_ #179) in 1988 called on the State and County governments to work together to preserve the public view and open space makai of the Kawaihae- H ahukona-Hawi Road and further called for coliabaration to discourage subdivision and building development, despite which the governments have issued new development approvals; and WHEREAS, a petition circulated on the island of Hawaii calling for the halt of all development along the North Kohala coastline until "a thorough study of the scenic, historic, recreational and biological values" of the coast can be studied was signed by 5,650 people 1,030 of them residents of North Kohala; and WHEREAS, The Planning Committee of the County Council passed a resolution (June 14, 1989) calling for the preservation of the North Kohala coastline; and WHEREAS, DECISIONS --Action 90"s, a report to Hawaii County calls on the State and County to "quickly and clearly establish areas in the County that are never to be developed." WHEREAS, a report of the North Kohala Citizen Participation Committee says the people of Kohala want to maintain "the n atural and open space character and existing viewplanes" of the coastline, to retain continuous lateral access and traditional mauaa-makai access and to preserve the historic sites "most of which exist within a quarter of a mile from the ocean;" and WHEREAS, almost all of t};e land for which protection is sought lies within ti:e Coastal Zone Management area administered by the State and the Special Management Area administered by the County. The area is defined by the land makai of the Akoni Pule highway from the district boundary near Kauaihae to Upolu Point, including Puu Kehoni and including the Special Management Area. along the north coast to the bou:tdary in the Kohals valleys; and WHEREAS, almost all of the coastline is owned by six major land owners including the State of Hawaii, and all of those owners have holdings mauka of the coastal area; and WHEREAS, the ulti.nate economic future of West Hawaii may depend on having natural open areas; and ~1HEREAS, the State of Has:aii has no other fully unspoiled view of coast on an existing highway immediately adjacent to seasonal Whale actin ity; ther:fore nova BE IT RESOLVED that the Hacaaii County Democratic Party urge the State and County governments to develop and implement a plan to protect the open nature of the coast, preserve it"s valuable historic sites and promote non-exclusive enjoyment of it by residents and visitors alike; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Hawaii County Council, the County Planning Departaent, the State Land Use Commission and the Office of S tate Planning. ~'aT ~.~C C'aG ~I. ~ ~~'QL +~I LION URGING TIIE IIAWAI'I COUNTY COUNCIL TO AMEND TIIE IIAWAI'I ISLANll GENERAL PLAN IN REDESIGNATING TI-IE NORTI-I I~OIIALA COASTLINE FROM KAWAIIIAE TO POLOLU VALLEY TO CONSERVATION/OPEN DESIGNATION WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Hawai' i, in its Preamble states "We reserve the right to control our destiny, to nurture the integrity of our people and culture, and to preserve the quality of life that we desire; and WHEREAS, "the legislature states that it is in the public interest to engage in a comprehensive program of historic preservation at all levels of government to promote the use and conservation of such property for the education, inspiration, pleasure, and enrichment of its citizens" (HRS 6E-1); and WHEREAS, the legislature further declares that it shall be the public policy of this State to provide leadership in preserving, restoring, and maintaining historic and cultural property; and WHEREAS, in 1988, both the Senate and the House adopted S.C.R. 179 HDl which urged the retention of view and open space makai of Kawaihae-Mahukona-Hawi Road from Kawaihae to Upolu Point, Hawai' i; and WHEREAS, this area contains Lapakahi State Park, an ancient Hawaiian coastal settlement, Mo'okini Heiau State Monument, the birthplace of Kamehameha the Great, as well as many more numerous other unprotected historical and sacred sites; and WHEREAS, in March of 2001, the Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group, and the residents of Kohala submitted a petition to the Hawaii County Planning Commission urging the Commission to "preserve and protect the historical, traditional, and sacred sites and places of Kohala, which extend from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley and beyond, including especially the pristine valleys from Pololu to Waipi'o"; and WHEREAS, in May of 2001, the North Kohala Community, which included many kupuna as well as community organizations, petitioned the Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, Senator Lorraine Inouye, and Hawaii County Planning Director, Chris Yuen, and the Hawaii County Council to put a moratorium on subdividing and building development on all land from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley, makai of the Akoni Pule Highway; and WHEREAS, in June of 2001, the Kohala community petitioned the Hawaii County Planning Commission and its Planning Director to preserve the North Kohala coastline by changing the zoning of this coastline to conservation and open designation; and WHEREAS, in this same petition, the Kohala community submitted documents which included maps of the Norlh Kohala coastline showing the location of numerous ancient pre-contact sites between Hono'ipu Landing and Kapa'a Beach Park, where all Ali'i Nui, including Alapa'i, Kalaniopu'u, and Kamehameha the Great, utilized the North Kohala coastline to provision and train NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs in convention at Honolulu, Hawaii, this 10`x' day of November, 2001, to urge the Hawaii County Council to amend the Hawaii Island General Plan to redesignate the North Kohala coastline from Kawaihae to Pololu Valley from Agricultural Zoning to Conservation/Open; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Honorable Benjamin Cayetano, Governor of the State of Hawaii, the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Trustee Haunani Apoliona, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Office of Hawaiians Affairs, the State Land Use Commission, Geraldine M. Giffin, Chairperson, Hawaii County Planning Commission and Clu-is Yuen, Planning Director of the County of Hawaii, and the Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group. The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted on November 1 U, 2001, at the 42°~ Annual Convention of the Association of Hawaiian C~ is Clubs t Honolulu, Hawaii e:~' ;w;. ~ ~ ~ President