HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0092.009 2004-2006 Bethea, Skip
From: Cory (Martha) Harden [mh@interpac.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:38 AM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: NO on Pepe'ekeo BILL 356
Aloha Count Council Members, ~~JJ~~ ~
> Re: NO VOTE- BILL 356. r~,A . .
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> This is a petition opposing Bill 356, a rezoning ordinance which, if
> passed, would allow Continental Pacific, LLC to subdivide the old
> Pepe'ekeo Mill camp plantation park into eleven residential lots with 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 four miles of shoreline in the Pepe'ekeo 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 Pepe'ekeo 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
> Pepe'ekeo Point and approximately two miles of shoreline.
> The plantation park at PEPE'EKEO POINT is the last remnant of the historic
> Pepe'ekeo 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.
> Pepe'ekeo 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
> Pepe'ekeo Makai subdivision.
> Pepe'ekeo 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,
Cory Harden Box 10265 Hilo 96721
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