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Bob and Julie Jacobson
From: Bob and Julie Jacobson [Jacobs@hgea.org]
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:06 PM
To: Bob and Julie (Jacobs@hgea.org)
Subject: 3 very important bills heard Tuesday, April 19
Aloha kakou,
The County Council is considering 3 very important bills heard Tuesday, April 19.
You can call in you support for these three bills at 961-8225, fax to 961-8912, or send email testimony
to jjaco~a co.hawaii.hi.us to be passed out that day. Please send today or tomorrow
At 1:30 that day, the Committee on Planning considers Bi1180. This bill would prevent future
subdivisions that are not really agricultural from being built on agricultural land (unless rezoned).
While the Third Circuit Court ruled that what Lyle Anderson attempted to do at Hokulia is inconsistent
with the law; and the Land Use Commission similarly ruled that the proposed development at Keopuka
was inconsistent with the law, developers continue to subdivide agricultural ]and for speculators. We
see this in South Kona and Hamakua in particular. Developers would have to seek rezoning (a public
process), rather than subdivision approval (which is done behind closed doors) for non-ag projects on
ag. land. A copy of the bill is at the end of this message. It would only apply to new subdivisions.
Earlier that day, at 9:30, the Committee on Finance meets to consider Bill 78, establishing a Public
Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund and providing a dedicated source of
revenue (2% of annual property taxes).
Also, Bi1179 would authorize a $]0 million bond float to buy and preserve open space.
Without your support, these bills may not get the 5 votes needed.
Sorry for the late notice, but these bills will get at least one more hearing after this, and one more
hearing after that to pass them at second and final hearing of the council.
You need to encourage Mayor Kim to support these bills. He is fiscally conservative and needs to know
that we taxpayers support these 2 measures for open space. Please forward this to people you may think
would support this.
Mahalo nui loa,
Bob and Julie Jacobson
Bill 80
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE 3, DIVISION 1, SECTION 23-23 HAWAI I
COUNTY CODE 1963 (1995 EDITION), RELATING TO SUBDIVISION OF LAND.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'Z:
SECTION 1. The Hawaii State Constitution Article XI, Section 3 mandates
Comm: No, 2D$.31
Ref. Tos PtweeN/ FL
Ref. Uate APR j 9 1005
4/17/2005