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C~i00DS1LL ANDERSON QUINN ~ S?IFEL <br /> A LIMITED LIABILITY LAw PARTNERFHti LLF <br /> <br /> LEICIiTON YVEN ALIT PLACE, $LIITE IBOU • 1099 AL,4KEn $TRFET DIRECT DIAL: <br /> I-0ONOLULU, HAmN19G317 (flOfl) 547.5605 <br /> MAIL ADDRESS: F.O. BOx 3196 INTERNET: <br /> HONOLULU, HAwnn 96301 I~I,~n~uodstl.com <br /> TELEYFIONE (808) 547.5600 • Fnx (808) 547.58$0 <br /> infO~goodslll.com - www.goodsilLcom <br /> AEQN'tTy <br /> April 17, 2003 mne_--- - eY----- <br /> 04ro ~ ~-PC G~o~sl«~ <br /> Honorable Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Chair VIA FAX (808) 961-8912 <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Committee on Planning <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re: Bill 163, Proposed County o£Hawaii General Plan <br /> Revision of Aericulrit>•al La d Use Sections <br /> Dear Chair Leithead-Todd and Members of the Committee: <br /> We are the attorneys for Waikoloa Land Company, Inc. ("WLCI") and its <br /> various affiliates and subsidiaries, including Waikoloa Development Co. (herein *Af`erred <br /> to as "WDC") and Waikoloa Land & Cattle Co. (herein referred to as "'WLCC"). We <br /> understand that the Hawaii County Council, Committee on Planning, is reviewing <br /> recommendations for amendments to the Hawaii County General Plan, based on the <br /> 10-year comprehensive review of the plan. We also understand that in connection with <br /> this review, the Committee on Planning (the "Committee") will be holding a workshop <br /> on April 21, 2003 to discuss the agricultural land use sections. We submit this testimony <br /> for consideration at the upcoming workshop. <br /> This testimony relates to the criteria for designation of Important <br /> .^.gricultural Land on the General Plan in general, and in particular, as such proposed <br /> designation affects Hawaii County Tax Map Key Parcels (3) 6-8-2-1, 2, 7 and 8. WLCC <br /> is the owner of TMK (3) 6-8-2 parcels 1, 7 and 8, consisting of approximately 1169.682 <br /> acres, 400.041 acres, and 342.634 acres, respectively. WDC is the owner of TMK <br /> (3) 6-8-2 parcel 2, consisting of approximately 651.831 acres. In this letter we refer to <br /> these four parcels collectively as the "Properties". gy way of backgrouud, the Properties <br /> are located in Waikoloa just below and abutting the Queen Mamalahoa Highway. All or <br /> portions of each of these parcels currently bear a designation of "Intensive Agriculture" <br /> under the 1989 Hawaii County General Plan, and all or portions of each of these parcels <br /> are shown in the proposed General Plan as "Important Agricultural Land". <br /> Comm. No. I _ <br /> Ref. To:'~ <br /> d7GG53 2 Ref. Uate <br /> 4i 16/U3 e: W YM <br /> 610-d 90/d9 d 910-1 0885lY5808+ NOSa311NV 11150009-mo~j El 9l EO-ll-1dV <br /> <br />