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KONA
LAND
TRUST
CARE FOR THE LAND, CHERISH THE CULTURE AND ITS PEOPLE
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March 19. 200> ~yp~ Coundl
Dear Chairman Arakaki and ~1emhcrs of the lia~~af i Count} Council_
My name is Ann Datia_ and 1 am sting on hchnH of the Bona Land Trust a volunteer
community orgnmza[ion of o~cr I UO members Kona Land Tnist supports Bill No. 265, which
esi<tiblishes a ne~~ section tided Scenic Corridor Ovcrla~ Goncs ~rithin Chapter 25 of the Hawaii
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The Big Island is blessed i~h an abundance of nahu:d hcauh and disuncti~ ~ communities.
While scencr~ is important to the crap yuulih of nut eonvnunrtres, ,curve Vistas and viewsheds
arc often dcstro~ ed during rapid change cspecialh m natural or open space settings.
IdenUfiaauon and pro~xluai of these assets is nn impor~an[ component of smart growth and
scenic ste~~ardshgt
Scenic areas endow conununrtics i~h subsCUrtial baiatits_ such as higher propcrh~ values and
increased tourism rc~ cnuc. Pnxeaing scenic vistas and vic~~shcds from [tic effects of haphazard
development allo~~s ? eoinnnunh fo prescn e rts uniqur charm. build cn is pru{c, and attract
positi~c gro~~th to the urea
The cstablishmcnt of ? ne~~ section for Scenic (brndor O~ crhn Zones within Chaprcr 35 will
provide tho Planning Dcparuncnl nh ? neccssan tool to respond more cffuchvch~ to the rcgtonal
planning needs of the Cnunh of Ha~~an The Scenic Corridor (h~erla~ Zunc mechanism will
provide an additional opporumih In ILHiII a ~ nnG~ nfunals adopted ithin the Count}' General
Plan rmgmg from the idcnuflcahnn and presri~ anon nrtc~ of historical and cultural unportance
and areas of unique natural hcauh as ~~cll a, to mcrr;uc rccreauonal opportunities for the
residents and visitors t~ithm the C~xinh nl 11u~~aii
For these roasons_ ~~r rc+pecllull~ ?sl, ihui gnu :uppon Bill No 765
Mahalo Nui Loa_
Ann Datrt_
Executive Director.
Kona Land Trust ~ PHnne(808) 322-3641
~ N0. PAX (808) 324-4107
P.O. BOX 390972
~ N0. KeAUhnu, HI 96739-0972
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