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Stacey Higa County. Council
Hawaii Co. Council -Dist. 4
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, HI 96720
Re: Com. 106 - Bills 29, 30, 31, & 32
Dear Mr. Higa:
We an: writing to advise you of our feelings regarding the proposed development by Suffolk Investment,
LLC/Pua'a Development, LLC, relative to the above referenced bills.
As full-time residents of adjacent Kahakai Estates and employed taxpayers, we are adamantly opposed
to this or any other development being built in or around Kailua-Kona. As you are aware, the lack of
planning and infrastructure in the past has left us with a myriad of problems to deal with regarding traffic
and growth in our community. Additional building will grossly magnify those problems. We have watched
the council meetings regarding this matter and have a firm grasp on what is happening. What escapes us
is how the council could still actually be considering this matter in light of public outcry and opposition.
The proponents involved in this project are offering to: 1) donate five acres of land for an elementary
school, 2) ease traffic congestion by providing "affordable housing in a village concept" in Kona, and 3)
add a mauka/makai connector road through Kahakai Estates to Ali'i Drive.
1) Land donation will not solve the problem of overcrowded schools as the DOE has stated it has NO
intention or plans for additional classroom space in the foreseeable future.
2) The traffic congestion will still exist, except that now at least 800 of those vehicles on the road will be
centralized in an already congested area between the Queen K &Kuakini Hwys. at approximately
Nakukui Drive. To place a stoplight on either the Queen K or Kuakini Hwy. would guarantee traffic backup
for miles.
3) As homeowners in Kahakai Estates, may we remind you that this is a PRIVATE community.
Ownership of the streets and common areas belongs to the residents and we have NO Intention of
standing still for a diversion of traffic through our community to either the proposed Ali
i Bypass
road or AIPi Drive. A mauka/makai connector road through Kahakai Estates is NOT an option.
Why not obtain land that is currently UNDEVELOPED for this purpose?
We beg your attention to this urgent matter and your opposition to Com. 106 -Bills 29, 30, 31, & 32.
PLEASE VOTE NOl
Respectfully, I
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Deborah A. Silva Wiliam C. Silva
75-115 Kamilo Street 75-115 Kamilo Street
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 , 0~0
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