HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0092.003 2004-2006 Bethea, Skip
From: Richard Schulze [schulze@aloha.net]
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:29 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Please; do not let subdividers keep us from the ocean.
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This is a petition opposing Bill 356, a rezoning ordinance which, if iime.._3_.GL~/~'~__ 6 ~
passed, would allow Continental Pacific, LLC to subdivide the old t'~+, f,~3~_1(l,~,____,___~_.~
Pepeekeo Mill camp plantation park into eleven residential lots with ;-~,,,,,~.,i
only a forty foot set back from the edge of the pali. There has been no
provisions for an open space park or special accommodations for persons
needing convenient access to the shoreline area in the comprehensive
plan to subdivide 1300 acres and tour miles of shoreline in the
Pepeekeo Makai subdivision.
PEPE'EKEO POINT is the last remnant of a historic plantation community,
and an important recreation and scenic area. This was the location of
the old Pepeekeo Mill camp ballpark. The area has been used for
fishing, picnicking and ocean viewing activities continuously for
decades. The pali is gently sloping and low, making this the easiest
place to access the shoreline for a four mile shoreline area. The
developer has gated off Pepeekeo Point and approximately two miles of
shoreline.
The plantation park at PEPE'EKEO POINT is the last remnant of the
historic Pepeekeo Mill plantation community. The Sugar Industry is of
significant historical and cultural importance to Hawaii and has
contributed substantially to the life of the rural communities. The old
camp was abandoned and razed in 1980, yet the old ball park and
surrounding shoreline open space has remained an important recreation
and scenic area. Pepeekeo Point has been used for fishing, picnicking,
and ocean viewing activities continuously for generations. Public
access to the former Pepeekeo Sugar Mill and old camp is recognized in
the County of Hawaii Public Shoreline Access Inventory of 1979. The
General Plan of 1989 designates the shoreline area as "Open: Parks and
historic sites." The pali is gently sloping and low, making this the
easiest place to access the shoreline for a four mile shoreline area
within the newly created Pepeekeo Makai subdivision.
Pepeekeo Point is one of Hawaii Island's special scenic open spaces of
historical standing and it should be protected and preserved. We ask
for favorable consideration from the Hawaii County Council and a NO
VOTE- BILL 356.
Sincerely,
Richard Schulze
Comm. No. 82I . tI0
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Ref. Uate FFR 1 90t1
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