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Hawaii Co my Council
West Hawaii Office
Please fo and the attached 4 pages to Ms. 'Virginia Isbell.
Mahalo,
Klaus D. Onvent2
Comm. Na .2.
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Klsus D. .B., 141.3.
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January 1 , 2005
Hawaii Co my Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Haw ii 96720
Attention Councilman Donald Ikeda
Subject: grant of Wall Easement for Kona Industries
~enaing County Council Resplution No, 26-04
(Corporation Covnsel WRK Request 04-8789)
ICouneil Hearing Date of January?21, 2005
Dear Mr. Ikeda;
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In refer~nce to Corporation Counsel request of January..t?, 2005,
I herebyisubmit the answers to questions raised by Councilwoman
virginialISbeE~:.`
1. The ~RM wail must have been built before end of August 1989.
The eason is that the two industrial buildings on the pro-
pert received foundation inspections on October 5, 1989 for
. Huil ing A with Building Permit 896?14, and on October 9,
1989 for Building B with Building Permit 896215.
The RM-Retaining Wall were built under Building Permit No.
8855 6 and is entered into the county records as final on
Febr ary 5, 1997. I requested additional information from
couny inspector Rodney Crusat, who reviewed the file and
foun no other information_ This is not unusual as undersig-
ned ound the same situation in other eases.,
May X please draw your attention to the enclosed setback sur-
vey ap KKM-Surveys, dated February 24, 2004. This map show&
that the southerly Building 'A' is right on the 15.00 ft, set-
backlline, while the staircase leading to the second door is
well into the setback. The situation for the northerly Building
'8',~also not as graphic in the majpr footprint, is clearly
withstaircase and patio projecting into the setback as well.
In o her words the Southwest corner of Building 'A' is less than
5.0 0 6.0 feet from the upper rockwall (see photo
Cons dering_also,the heights of the retaining wall being 15-17
feetiaboVe street level, there would have been no possible way
to by~ild the two buildings on top, unless the retaining walls
werelcompleted before the work on the buildings' foundations
and lab could have been commenced.
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FROM FAX N0. :3267609 Jan. 13 2005 03:53PM P3
Hawaii ounty Council
January 13, 2005
Re: Kon In'dixstries (Res. No. 26-04)
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As a r west for information to the Department of Consumer
Affairs with subsequent information by the.HOnoiulu, Research
Centex redealed Feleti Latuhoi dba Fred's Contracting,was
the bu'lder of the wall and is deceased (.too'date available,
howeve the contractor's license forfeiture is on record as
of Jun 30, 1996).
2. I agre with Councilwoman Isbell that it is certainly a good
idea t have a land surveyor doublecheck.the cornsrb of the
proper y, but it is typically not common'practzce in Hawaii.
The la t surveyor hired for the property Nobochika Santo of
Island Survey in Hilo, who is also deceased: However, his work
was li ited to subdivision establishment, which is on the
county's docket under SO'H 1983-0169 and final Subdivision No.
5093. tats of Hawaii File Plan 1806 was recorded May 3D, 1984.
There s no question in my mind that the approx. 30" high wall
at .the Southwest corner was caused by the application of the
wrong adius, while the 2,4 inches bulge along )(analani Street
was li sly caused by pressure of liquid concrete on the rocks.
This m ans that the strings along the walls being set were pro-
jectin into the public right-of-way, and due to the miniscule
nature of the bulge, and the 1$0 ft. total length of the wall,
could of easily have been observed. Undersigned is a trained
former mason and has indeed dealt with such problems before.
Howeve no malice and intent could be substantiated by under-
signed during site inspections.
Res~pe/c ly s bmitted,
Klaus Conventz
Planni g Consultant
faxed s requested to: councilman Donald Ikeda 961-8912
Councilwoman Virginia Isbell 326-5697
Corporation Counsel att. Diana Noda
961-8622
Alan Tuhy, esq. 329-5788
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