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HAWAII LtEWARD PLANNING CONFERiNCC
P.O. !OX 1169 KAMULU?, HAWAII 96T1~•2169 1,
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TO: COUNCILMAN AARON CNUN6 FROM: ]OHN RAY /MARIA ]AVILLONAR
COMMITEEE ON PENANCE
COMPANY: COUNTY OP HAWAII DATE. AUGUST 23, T004
FAX: P61-8912 NUM6ER OF PAGES: Z
PHON :961-8396 SlNDER'S TBLEPHON! NUM6ER:808-885.9580
RE: LL 49, OM!•T 3
f9 UR ER7 ~ FOR REVIEW O PLEASE COMMENT PLEASE REPLY ? PLEASE RECYCLE
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AKINAKA \ ASfOCIATE3, LIMITED '
,AisH~Poao wau~RlsTOrls Ir~G HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE
sAnK or NAwAII Ra ~oRnNr . KYAaIA warwwHrn.
BELT COWN9 HAWAII, LIMIRD
CADlS 9CMUTT'a PLlIAING t WRlGN7
G3TL6 a CdOKE WAIK040A, LLC
cenmc Hones August 28, 2004
CENTRAL ?AGPIC BANK
CIARK RlALTY CORPOM N
DAN BOLTON '
SARI. e, eAKKEN rounoA on Councilman Aaron Chung and CommltW Membero
sASr•wesr coNSU1TINa seRVtces, LLc
FIRST MAWAt[AN DANK CommltlN on Finance
GREENWELL MRMa, rnc• HaW911 County Council
HAWAR LAND COMPANY 25 Aupuni Street
HAWAR PLANING MILL, MITED
HAWAR lLtCTRiC LIGHT PANr HIIO, HI 96720
HOKULIA/OCEANSID! 12 0
NOLUALOA COM?ANIE9 RE. BILL 49, DRAFT ~
HUAIAI,Ai OEVlLOPMlNT~COMPANY
]MANAKA, KUDO a FVIIMbTO .
KANUA aAncH uMr*ED ' Dear Councilman Chung and Committee Memtlere:
KA[ HAWAR, INC.
NAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP.
KAMEHAMeHA scNOOLS I am John Ray, President of Hawall Leeward Planning Conference (HLPC), testlfyfnq
KAU?ULEHU DEVNAPMENTS In regard to BIII 49, Droll 3. We generally agree with the Intent Of the Bill t0 roview end
KEAIAKEKUA RANCH '
KEAIU RANCH update the asaBGCed value Of commodity group9 and t0 addross loopholes that allow
KEAUNOU KoNA rnnsravcrlon CORP. rural estates to t10 taxed of the A8 rate.
KoarASm GaouP, LLC ''i
KOHALA RANCH, LLC
KONA TRANSPORTATION (COMPANY At the OUteet, W8 want t0 stress mat maJor reform Ia bng overdo bD deal with and
KTA suPrn sTOaES separate land-use policy and Iaal property tax policy. Land Use. policy should be dealt
uNIMAU ?ROPERriES, c wim in the context of land u:e reform legislation end me land use entltlemeM process
L'ORAIK3C a ASSOCIATE
M~cFARMS OF HAWAII in considering land reGassifloatbn end zoning. More urban type uses should be used
MARYL GROUP, me dealt with through a rural land-use designation. The Hal property tax syalem shoub
MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES not tie used sa an enforcement tool for lend use. ~
MAVNA LAN( SERVICE, I C.
McUNDLE$$ LAND a G !COMPANY
MtcoRRi9TON MILLER M KAI McKINNON In regard to taxing agricultural lands:
M & E PACIFIC, INC
MCIEHUNE DEVlIOPME COMPANY
MooERS ENreaPwses, c 1. We strongly support the position that all Aq lands, both dedk~ted end non-
NATURE CONSERVANCY P HAWAII dedicated, should be taxed based on 9gfICUICUraI produCtlVlry, not on market
ooclAntcMT&t~e w~ARNATE~R aLE of NAwAII value. Real property taxes aro intended to pay for basic municipal servixs
PAClrtc 0.ESOUaCe vAR NCRSHrP which aro minimally requirod on egrioulturel lands,
?ARKGR MNCH, INC. 2. Ag prodUCtWlry ValUBS deserve periodic reY18W and ShJUId be hsndled On a
PBR HAWAII statewide basis ihrou h an anti well a ui d to understand the task ouch
Pononow RANCH, 1i1~ ED 9 tY q PPe
Queel EMFU rounDAn n as CTAHR or DOA.
QUlEN LILTUOKALANI YR r 3. Vacant or fallowed lands should be acsassed at what the land could
R.M. TOWIIl CORPORA N
RIBNM OWPNSDr PLANN RS ARCHrieCH75 realistically tN! used for under the current zoning or based on prior historic
SAM O. HIROTA, INC, use,
SANDWICH SSLeS COMMyNIGT10N4, Inc. 4. Dwellings on land in A8 use which are part of a Wable Aq Operotbn should not
SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SURETY KONAU CORPOI'~A710N be treated dKterently Men any other land implrnrementG which aro part of a
TIT12 GUAMNTY eSCROw SERVICes, Inc. ranch or farm productbn.
Ts" coaroRATroN 5. Waste or unusable land should not be taxed as if usable.
VERIZON HAWAII, INC. i
WAIMEA WATER SERVICa, INC.
WASTE MANAO[MEr(T Or( HAwAit In closing, W8 want to emphasize the importance Of understanding me enormous
wATea RESOUacES INr RNAnoHAI, rnc' value Of maintainin our o landscapes, parliculari in Weat Hawaii, which are
wES TNOnns AssoclAr s, INC. g y
W6T HAWAII CONCRETE largely maintained by me ranching community. While marginal at best from an Ag
wllson oKAMOro cOR RATIDN productlviry standpoint, these lands provide me vistas and buffers which ere key to our
WIMBERLY ALLISON TON a coo quality Of life. Please support a property tax system which will Contlnue to support mis
environment.
Thank you forme opportunity to comment.
Regards,
3 . 4~
r,o. wx alai I John a. Rey
KAPwera, MAwAtt ss 4a Proaklent
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