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GOVERNOR GLE M/CAH A. KANE
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HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION
STATE OF HAWAII
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OEECTY TO THE CHAIRMAN
STATE OF HAWAII KAULANA H. PARK
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS
P.O. BOX 1879
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96805
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The Honorable Stacy K. Higa ::D
Chair, Hawaii County Council
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street v
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Council Chair Higa:
Subject: Support for Bill No. 309 (Amendment E-4)
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) strongly
supports Bill No. 309 and Planning Director Chris Yuen's Interim
General Plan Amendment changing all the lands under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources
(DLNR) adjacent to the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, including
the Kona Kai Ola project site, from "Open" to "Urban Expansion
Area."
DHHL has entered into a long term general lease with Kona
Marina Development Group LLC, a subsidiary of Jacoby
Development, for the development of our 200-acre parcel at
Kealakehe. DLNR has also entered into a Development Agreement
with Jacoby Development for approximately 300 acres adjacent to
our lands. Jacoby Development has proposed a master-planned
mixed-use commercial village on these 500 acres with an expanded
marina and a new road to connect the harbor to Kailua Village.
The selection of the developer was done prior to the
General Plan being amended to remove the "resort" designation in
February 2005. We encourage the County to approve Amendment E-4
in Bill No. 309, and make any other necessary amendments or
clarifications to the General Plan now in order for this project
to move forward successfully. tJ
Gomm. No.
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The Honorable Stacy K. Higa
November 27, 2006
Page 2
As DHHL owns most of the mauka Kealakehe lands in the
Villages of Laiopua in addition to the 200 acres near the
Honokohau Harbor, the proposed plans for a mixed-use development
including associated resort development, is an integral part of
a master-planned community concept that promotes self-
sustainability and provides for our beneficiaries and the
residents an opportunity to live, work, learn, and play within a
new vibrant community.
Bill No. 309 Amendment E-4 provides for a well-planned
urban expansion area on these lands and we wholeheartedly
support it.
Thank you for allowing DHHL the opportunity of providing
this Hawaii County Council with our support of Bill No. 309.
Should you have any questions, please call me at 808-586-
3801 or Linda Chinn, Administrator of our Land Management
Division at 808-587-6434.
Aloha anc~mahhaalo,
Micah A. Kane, Chairman
Hawaiian Homes Commission