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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0045.041 2002-2004 AKINAk;~ & AS'~CIATES, LIMITED ALSTON HUNT FLOYD & ING ASHFORD & WRISTON BANK OF HAWAII BELT COLLINS HAWAII, LIMITED HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE CADES SCHUTTE FLEMING & WRIGHT P.0.80X2159 • KAMUELA, HAWAll96~43.2159 CENTEX HOMES CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK CLARK REALTY CORPORATION DAN BOLTON EARL E. BAKKEN FOUNDATION EAST-WEST CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK July 1, 2004 GREENWELL FARMS, INC. HAWAII LAND COMPANY r-~ HAWAII PLANING MILL, LIMITED HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY HOKULIA/OCEANSIDE 1250 ~ c-.- HOLUALOA COMPANIES Councilman Leningrad Elarionoff, Chair ~ ~ HUALALAI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Committee on Planning i^ IMANAKA, KUDO & FU]IMOTO Hawaii County Council = _ KAHUA RANCH LIMITED 25 AU uni Street KAI HAWAII, INC. P KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP. HIIO, HI 96720 - KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS ,..z, KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMENTS RE: BILL 163, DRAFT 2 --COUNTY OF HA9PVAll GENERi4L PLC KEALAKEKUA RANCH KEALIA RANCH KEAUHOU KONA CONSTRUCTION CORP. Dear COUnCllman ElarlOnoff and COmmlttee MembefS: rti KOBAYASHI GROUP, LLC " . KOHALA RANCH, LLC KONA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY I am John Ray, President of Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference (HLPC), KTA SUPER STORES testifying on the current draft of the County of Hawaii General Plan revision. As an LANIHAU PROPERTIES, LLC L'ORANGE & ASSOCIATES organization we have been intimately involved in County and State planning MacFARMS OF HAWAII issues for over 30 years and have participated in the current General Plan revision MARYL GROUP, INC. process by attending numerous public forums and submitting verbal and written MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES MAUNA LANI SERVICE, INC, teStlCnony. unfortunately, I cannot attend your General Plan workshop, but McCANDLESS LAND & CATTLE COMPANY wanted to submit written testimony for your consideration. McCORRISTON MILLER MUKAI McKINNON M & E PACIFIC, INC MENEHUNE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY We want to congratulate the Council and Legislative Auditor's Office for their hard MOOERS ENTERPRISES, LLC work, albeit rather delayed, in producing a much improved revision to the General NATURE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAII Plan. Draft 2 is considerabl more readable and user friend) and ro oses man OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE OF HAWAII Y Y. P P Y OKAHARA & ASSOCIATES well thought out and reasonable changes. We would like to comment briefly on a PACIFIC RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP number of these proposed revisions. PARKER RANCH, INC. PBR HAWAII PONOHOLO RANCH, LIMITED . Agricultural Lands: As an organization, HLPC has consistently supported QUEEN EMMA FOUNDATION the desi nation of Im ortant A Lands IAL both from the stand oint of QUEEN LILIUOKALANI TRUST g P g ( P R.M. TOWILL CORPORATION protecting a valuable resource and as a necessary step towards RIEHM OWENSBY PLANNERS ARCHITECHTS comprehensive land reform. We worked diligently as a participant in the SAM O. HIROTA, INC. A Workin Grou AWG last ear to su ort that oal. That bein said, SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATIONS, INC. g g P( ) Y PP 9 9 SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. all the participants (especially the Counties), recognized that this process SURETY KOHALA CORPORATION would take 1-2 years at an estimated cost of several hundred thousand TITLE GUARANTY ESCROW SERVICES, INC. dollars er Count to com rehensivel Identi and ma an IAL district. TSA CORPORATION P Y P Y fy P VERIZON HAWAII, INC. HLPC, in previous testimony (last submitted December 10, 2003), WAIMEA WATER SERVICE, INC. submitted detailed testimony outlining our concerns over the proposed IAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF HAWAII Desi nations in Draft 1 of the General Plan. At this oint in time we WATER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. g P WES THOMAS ASSOCIATES, INC. support the Draft 2 change to retain the intensive and extensive ag land WEST HAWAII CONCRETE classifications with the other suggested changes, especially in regard to WILSON OKAMOTO CORPORATION the Kona Coffee Belt. To ro erl ma an IAL District in the current WIMBERLY ALLISON TONG & GOO P P Y P General Plan seems unrealistic both from a time and budget standpoint. Under Land Use Policies (page 44-45), Draft 2 contains excellent support language for ag land protection and enhancement. • Rural -Agricultural Land Designation: We support the language (page 41) to better define and utilize this highly important land use district on the Big Island. ~orvlt~. No. P.o. sox s>,s9 Ref. To: KAPotUELA, HAV~lAEI 96743 TIEL:808.885.9588 Ref. UCit@ 6+`°"" FAX: 8®8.885.9590 hlpc@gte.ne! Testimony Bill ~i6:i, Draft 2 -County of Hawaii General Plan Page Two July 1, 2004 • Community Development Plans: The language in Draft 2 (page 45) adequately addresses the nature and implementation of development plans, offering flexibility for areas greater or lesser priority as well as the ability to adopt plans by ordinance if appropriate. The real key here is the political will to pursue and adopt meaningful regional plans or not.] • Floating Zone: We believe this is a valuable tool which has not been abused, provides needed flexibility, and support its inclusion in Draft 2. • Conservation Designation: We support the change in Draft 2 which deletes the category of "Areas to Be Kept in a Largely Natural State, With Minimal Facilities Consistent with Open Space Uses'. The previous language is both problematic in expanding the State Conservation Land Designation as well as duplicating the open designation. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. We will continue to participate in the process. Regards, John B. Ray President Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference