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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0042.092 2004-2006 AKINAKA $ ASSOCIATES, LIMITED ALSTON HUNT FLOYD $ ING ASHFORD $ WRISTON BANK OF HAWAII BELT COLL[NS HAWAII, LIMITED HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE CADES SCHUTTE FLEMING $ WRIGHT PQ BOX21fiB CASTLE $ COOKE WAIKOLOA, LLC ~ CENTEX HOMES CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK CLARK REALTY CORPORATION DAN BOLTON January 21, 2005 DE LUZ ENTERPRISES, INC. EARL E. BAKKEN EAST-WEST CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK GREENWELL FARMS, INC. COUnCIIman Ga Safarik HAWAII LAND COMPANY ry HAWAII PLANING MILL, LIMITED And Council Members HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY Hawaii County Council HOKULIA/OCEANSIDE 1250 25 Au uni Street HOLUALOA COMPANIES P HUALALAI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HiIO, HI g672O IMANAKA, KUDO $ FUI[MO70 KAHUA RANCH LIMITED RE: Bill 163, Draft 4 - An Ordinance Ado n the Cou Of Hawaii KAI HAWAII, INC. Pu 9 KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP. General Plan and RBpealing Ordinance NO. H9-'I42, as Amended KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMENTS Chairman Safarik and Members of the Hawai i Coun Council: KEALAKEKUA RANCH ty KEALIA RANCH KEAUHOU KONA CONSTRUCTION CORP. I am JBCgUI HOOVef, President of Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference (HPLC), KOBAYASHI GROUP, LLC KOHALA RANCH, LLC testifying in regard to Bill 163 Draft 4, adopting the General Plan. As an KONA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY organization representing the large landowner and development community on KTA SUPER STORES Hawaii Island for over thi ears, we have artici ted throw hout the current LANIHAU PROPERTIES, LLC ~ y P ~ g L'ORANGE $ ASSOCIATES process and all prior General Plan reviews. MacFARMS OF HAWAII MARYL GROUP, INC. We SU rt the recent amendments to the General Plan ado ted on Janua 4, MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES PPD P rY MAUNA LANI sERVICE, Inc. 2005 which addressed some of the more problematic land designations in Draft 1, McCANDLE55 LAND $ CATTLE COMPANY but we are disappointed that many of the positive revisions contained in Draft 2 McCORRISTON MILLER MUKAI McKINNON and 3 were not included. M $ E PACIFIC, INC MENEHUNE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY MOOERS ENTERPRISES, LLC Philosophically we believe the General Plan should tie a meaningful guide LO NATURE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAII UbIIC IIC rathef than a ula reQ g p ~ OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE OF HAWAII P Po y reg tory document uirin individual ro ect OKAHARA $ ASSOQATES consistency with the Plan. In the attachment to my written testimony, we offer a PACIFIC RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP number of potentially problematic examples of language contained in Bill 163 Draft PARKER RANCH, INC. 4 -Goals /Policies. Please note that these are but a few of the many instances PBR HAWAII PONOHOLO RANCH, LIMITED we have identified that should be reviewed and/or eliminated. QUEEN EMMA FOUNDATLON QUEEN LILIUOKAIANI TRUST R.M. TOWILL CORPORATION In regard to the Designation of Important Agricultural Lands (IAL), we have offered RIEHM OWENSBY PLANNERS ARCHITECHTS consistent general and specific testimony in the past on the proposed IAL maps SAM O. HIROTA, INC. contained in Bill 163 Draft 4. Clean the ma in is not supported b an SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATIONS Y PP 9 Y Y SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. reaSOnable Set Of crderia In many cases. The Councl recognized speCTfic SURETY KOHALA CORPORATION instances of this by amending certain maps at your January 4, 2005 meeting. TITLE GUARANTY ESCROW SERVICES, INC. TSA CORPORATION WAIMEA WATER SERVICE, INC. Finally, Vve are disappointed that greater use of the Rural District is not utilized in WASTE MANAGEMENT OF HAWAII the mapping. We believe that all existing 1-3 acre agricukural subdivisions should WATER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. ~ deSl nated rural. WES THOMAS ASSOCIATES, INC. g WEST HAWAII CONCRETE WILSON OKAMOTO CORPORATION Thank you for the opportunity to comment and we at Hawaii Leeward Planning WIMBERLY ALLISON TONG $ GOO Conference look forvvard to working with you in the continued review of the General Plan. Respectfully submitted, Jacqui Hoover President Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference Comm: No. Z- Ref. To:Pf '1 P.O. BOX 2159 l 1 KAMUELA, HAWAII 96743 ""f• ' y0 ~p ~ I Vll January 21, 2005 Page Two Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference Testimony: Bill 163 Draft 4 Pg Element GoallPolicy Comments 84 Environmental Require implementation of This policy establishes the Draft Coastal Nonpoint Quality the management measures Pollution Control Program as regulation, without due contained in Hawaii's Coastal process. Nonpoint Pollution Control Program as a condition of land use rmittin 89 Flooding and [In areas vulnerable to severe This policy may result in eliminating property owners' Other Natural damage due to the impact of ability to develop dwellings or other private uses in the Hazards wave action,[ Enact restrictive coastal area. This may result in taking claims against the land use and building county. structure regulations [must be enacted relative to the potential for loss of life and property.] in areas vulnerable to severe damage due to the impact of wave action. Only uses [which] that cannot be located elsewhere due to public necessity and character, such as maritime activities and the necessary public facilities and utilities, [would] shall be allowed in these areas. 131 Natural Beauty Do not allow incompatible How will this policy be applied? Will k restrict construction in areas of development? Will it raise the likelihood of taking Gaims? natural beau 155 Natural Implement Council Resolution What do the resolutions state? Is it appropriate to codify Resource & Nos. 330-96 and 58-97 in County Policy through the General Plan, rather than Shoreline land approvals adopting the policy by ordinance which will provide the ublic with an o rtuni to rovide comments? 222 Public (Standards] Policies - Are you limiting the number of helicopters that may be Facilities Maintain funding of two provided in the future? What if there is funding fora 3i° emergency medical helicopter? Will the GP need to be amended before helico tern. fundin can be rovided? 266 Public Utilities Standard -There shall be This may restrict ability of HELCO to construct (minimization of] minimal Vansmission lines. The scenic viewslvistas include obstruction of scenic views several highways. and vistas by elecfical facilities. 274 Public Utilities Course of action - Is this a State or County responsibility? [Monitoring of the receiving waters should be done so as] Encourage the State Department of Health to monitor the wastewater received to provide sufficient base line data regarding the need for any future extension[.] or expansion of wastewater collection s stems.