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Murashige, Laura
From: Adele Decuyper [bert4adele@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:46 PM
To: Higa, Stacy; Safarik, Gary; Jacobson, Bob; Arakaki, James, Holschuh, Fred, Isbell, Virginia;
K.Angel Pilago; Ikeda, Donald
Cc: Steve Johnson; Adele Decuyper; Mike Feeney; Sandy Mackey (E-mail); Scott Bell (E-mail); Herb
Shodiss (E-mail); Laurie Sokach; Bill Vanhorn
Subject: Re Bill 251 Kona Coffee Estates
To Mr. Stacy Higa, Chairperson and County Council Members.
Dear Mr.Higa, I attended the hearing today on Bill 251, Kona Coffee Estates. The number of
petitions and letters sent to you by fax was stated as 38 homeowners, you stated that this was a
significant number of homeowners going against the development. I would like to correct that
number for the record.
There are 121 homes in Malulani Gardens 40 plus are owned by people that live on the Mainland
or Japan.
I collected and have copies of petitions and written comments from 59 homes that included
signatures of some couples that came to 95 signatures plus 21 individual letters. These numbers
do not include the individuals that mailed or faxed petitions and letters directly to your office.
Mr. Carr wants to give the impression that he does not understand why we are upset. The last
meeting we had, we had 48 hours notice, what sort of turn out did he expect?
We have dealt with secret deals between Brian Cook the Developer of Malulani Gardens and Mr.R
Wheelock in the past much to the detriment of the home owners. One of the persons giving
testimony today had quite a few negative comments about the dealings of Mr. R Wheelock, his
credibility is to be questioned.
Mahalo,
Adele DeCuyper
Comm. No.
13r.A 1.
Ref. To:
Ref. Date
5/18/2006
Stacy Higa, Council Chairman and County Council Members,
25Aupuni St., Suite 209
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Proposed Development of Kona Coffee Estates.
Dear Council Members,
It appears very clear that the residents of Malulani Gardens are opposed to the rezoning
of this land. In my hand are copies of petitions, comments and letters that have been
forwarded to you in opposition to this development. These are letters of real concern
from the residents of Malulani Gardens about infrastructure, safety, roads, traffic
congestion, ingress and egress. This huge cull de sac needs a road mauka or rezoning
should be voted down.
There are absentee owners that are not included in this petition due to time constraints.
I would also like to mention The Kona Community Development Plan, currently being
developed at a cost of $500,000 for the planning of all future development in Kailua-
Kona area. Why are approvals for new subdivisions being discussed at this time when
the plan is not complete?
We know from past experience that once rezoning is granted, the applicant is able to
construct a facility for any use that is allowed within the designated zone. We have
Lowe's as a result, instead of a boutique shopping center called Mohala Village that
stepped up the hill and fitted with the environment already created.
The consequences are now apparent, we have a fifty foot cliff blasted out of the
mountain, a fifty foot wall known as the Great Wall of Kona. The cliff has obliterated any
mauka access for future development.
Water is another barrier to this development. The only hook up available is the one used
by Malulani Gardens and Lowe's complex. Kona Coffee Estates will require a water
reservoir 150 feet of elevation above the highest home to have the desired pressure of
65psi. The homes at the top of Malulani Gardens complain about low pressure of 45psi
Mahalo,
Adele DeCuyper