HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0107.002 1996-1998 HAWAII CODNTY COIINCIL MEETLNG
PEBRIIARY 19, 1997
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TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF OCEANSIDE 1250
APPLICATION OF MEMBERS LODGE
THE VILLAGES OF HORIIRANO
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HAWAII COIINTY CODNCIL, MY NAME IS HBNRY
OTANI AND I AM SPEARING TODAY IN PAVOR OF TH6 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERS
LODGE AT THE VILLAGES OF HOKiHCANO. AS A CITIZEN OF OIIR COIINTY, I HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED AS TO THE TYPE AND QIIALITY OF DEVELOPMENT ON OIIR
ISLAND. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS MY DTMOST CONCERN FOR EVERY DEVELOPER TO BE
A VL9BLE CONTRIBDTOR TO OIIR ISLAND'S ECONOMY, AND YET HAVE A MAJOR
POSITIVE LNFLIIENCE AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN MAINTAINING OIIR ISLAND'S
CIILTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOIIRCES.
I HAVE VOICED MY SIIPPORTING CONCERNS IN PREVIOIIS PIIBLIC FORDMS IN THE
APPROVAL OF OCEANSIDE 1250 PROJECT. AS PART OF IT'S COMMITMEITP TO
RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, I COMMEND OCEANSIDE 1250 FOR PROCEEDING THROIIGH
THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS RATHER THAN THE SPECIAL PERMIT PROCESS.
THE PROCESS CHOSEN ALLOWS FOR FIILL ACCESS TO THE PROJECT'S PLANS AND
PROVIDES OPPORTIINITY FOR PIIBLIC INPDT.
YOIIR APPROVAL WILL ALLOW A RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPER TO CONSTRIICT A PROJECT
WHICH WILL PROVIDED NEEDID CONSTRIICTION EMPLOYMENT AND PROVIDE A LONG
TERM EMPLOYMENT CENTER FOR ODR CITIZENS. EQDALLY I2IPORTANT IS OCEANSIDE
1250'S COMMITMENT IN ADDRESSING CIILTIIRAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN
MAINTAINING THSES PRECIOIIS RESOIIRCES. THE MEMBERS LODGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ~j
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PART OF THE VILLAGES OF HOKIIRANO PLANS AND HAS BEEN DISCOSSED IN
PREVIOIIS PIIBLIC FORDMS AND IN THE 1993 EIS FOR THE VILLAGES OF
HORIIRANO PROJECT. THE MEl1BERS LODGE MEETS ESTABLISHED RETREAT RESORT
AREA (RRA) STANDARDS, DEPINED AS AN AREA WHICH GENERALLY PROVIDES THE
IISER WITH REST, QIIIET, AND ISOLATION FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL E%PERIENCE.
THE VILLAGES OF flOKIIKANO IA A MASTER PLANNID LOW DENSITY AGRICIILTORAL
LOT GOLP COMMIINiTY. THE DEVELOPLiII~TP CONSISTS OF THE DEVELOPI~N'P OF 730
PRIVATE HOMESITES, PRIVATE GOLF COIIRSE, CLIIB flOIISE, AND MEMBERS LODGE,
ON 1,550 ACRES IN SODTH BONA. THE E%PECTED MATDRITY OF THE PROJECT IS
WITHIN A 20-30 YEAR TIME FRAME. THE PROJECT HAS RECEIVED ALL NECESSARY
ZONING APPROVALS FROM THE COONTY OF HAWAII, E%CEPT FOR THE PENDING
ZONING APPLICATION POR THE MQIBERS LODGE.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HAWAII COIINTY COIINCIL, I STRONGLY
RECCOMlSEL9D THE APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE MEMBERS LODGE AT
THE VILLAGES OF HORUKANO.
THANK YOD !
HENRY OTANI