HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0042.034 2004-2006 HOWARD T. YAMASAKI
C & H Farms
84-5095 Hawaii Belt Road
Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704
January 3, 2005
Co-Chairmen Pete Hoffman and K. Angel Pilago
Hawaii County Council Planning Committee -
25 Aupuni Street, Room 201
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: Support of Bill 163, Draft 1
Dear Co-chairmen Hoffman and Pilago,
I have been farming coffee and macadamia nuts in Kona ever since
1979 and have been actively involved in the General Plan Revision through
the many organizations that 1 belong to since the process was started in
September 2000. It was quite a disappointment when the process was put on
hold and the General Plan then totally revamped this year by some of the
past leaders of the Council.
1 give my support to Bill 163, Draft I with the stipulation that the bill,
however revised, must provide for the following:
a. Agriculture must be protected as mandated by the
Constitution of the State of Hawaii
b. Land use policies must be developed relating to the
identification and protection of important and unique agricultural lands
c. Future development on urban, rural and agricultural lands
must not be permitted unless infrastructure (roads, sanitation, waste
management, water, etc.) needs within the affected areas are first met
d. All Community Development Plans and Regional Plans must
be enacted by ordinance, rather than by resolution
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Bill 163, Draft 1.
Sincerely,
Howard T. Yamasaki Comm. No. ~•3~'
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