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Murashige, Laura
From: Bob Hunter [robert.m.hunter@hawaiiantel.net] ;;I~u~ Fjf~~i ~ ~ h~,~ ~ i~
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:23 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us; Hoffmann, Pete
Cc: Yagong, Dominic; Ikeda, Donald; Yoshimoto, J; Higa, Stacy; Naeole, Emily~Jacobson, Bob; Ford,
Brenda; Pilago, K. Angel; cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Support of Bill 156
Councilmember Pete 1 lofmann, Chair
Councilmember K. Angel Pilago, Vicc Chair
Hawaii County Council
[ strongly support Bill 156 concerning affordable housing.
Bill 156 would require that industrial developments that require rezoning provide affordable housing in
the vicinity of the developments. It is only fair that developers of industrial developments help solve the
affordable housing challenge facing our county.
[ understand that the Planning Director believes that it is possible to add affordable housing
requirements to existing zoning ordinances. One way to implement that idea would be for the
requirements of this bill to also apply to prior rezoning actions which did not contain affordable housing
conditions. The requirements should at least apply to all prior rezoning actions which contain affordable
housing conditions that have not been satisfied as of the effective date of this bill.
The Hawaii County impact fee study used 2.OR employees per 1,000 square Coot of gross building area
which would be 91 employees per acre if the entire acre (one acre = 43,560 square feet) were filled up
with the building. Isvcn if only half of the acreage is taken up by the building, that is still 45 employees
per acre. Therefore, the assumed 10 jobs per acre value appears to be too low.
I urge the council to pass Bill 156. Thank you for this opportunity to testify.
My name and address is:
Robert M. (Bob) Hunter. Ph.D., P.E.
65-1116 IIokuula Rd.
P.U. Box 2709
Kamuela, HI 96743
tel 808-885-4194
lax 808-885-4114
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