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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0307.011 2006-2008 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Jacqui Hoover [jacqui_hlpc@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:18 PM To: HI County Council Cc: Councilman Pete Hoffman; Pilago, K. Angel Subject: Testimony Bill 318 (Council Meeting -Wednesday, May 2nd) Attachments: 070430 Bi11318.doc Aloha, Please see attached testimony re: County Bill No. 318 scheduled to be heard by the Hawaii County Council at its meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd. Please do not hesitate to advise if there are any questions or concerns. Mahalo, Jacqui Hoover, President Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference P.O. Box 2159 Kamuela, HI 96743 Phone (808) 885-9588 Fax (808) 885-9590 E-mail jacqui_hlpc(u~yahoo.com Web: www.hawaiileewardplanning.or~ t~on~ru>r:~4 rl,tl.rrr voru:e: This r-mail messa{!e, inrWding an. atla<hmrngsl, is for the sole ua• of [he intended recipient(s) and may contain nmlSdcntial and/or privflegeJ in[m~mn[ion. any unauthorieul revimv, nse, cop}ing, disrlo,nur m'dis[rihu[inn is pruhibitnl. If yna are not the intended recipient. please rmrtact [he sender 6nmediatelc hu reply e-mail nnA Jeunw fhr nriginnl nu_ccage anA all copies. r.,:, -c ,moo iJ J Comm: No. ~ O'f .1I Ref. To: k/IG Ref. Dote 5/1/2007 AKINAKA & ASSOCIATES, LIMITED ALSTON HUNT FLOVD & ING ASHFORD & WRISTON BANK OF HAWAII HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE BAYS DEAVER LUNG ROSE BABA P.O. BO%2759 • KAMUELA, HAWAII 8 870 3 21 5 9 BELT COLLINS HAWAII, LIMITED LADES SCHUTTE FLEMING & WRIGHT CASTLE & COOKE WAIKOLOA, LLC CENTER DESTINATION PROPERTIES CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK 30 April 2007 CLARK REALTY CORPORATION COOPER & COOPER, LLC In Consideration of DE LUZOENOTERPR SESC NUCLER DIVISION Bill No. 318 FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25, Article 2, DIVISIOn 4, FOREST SOLUTIONS, INC. GREENWELL FARMS, INC. Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition) By Adding HAWAII LAND COMPANY A New Section Related to Concurrency Conditions HAWAII PLANING MILL, LIMITED HAWAII ELECFRIC LIGHT COMPANY HOKULI'A The Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair HOLUALOA COMPANIES and Members of the Hawai i County Council HUALALAI RESORT 333 Kilauea Avenue (Ben Franklin Building) ]ACORN DEVE OPMENTM NTO 2ntl Floor, Council Room ]ARDINE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC HIIO, HI 95720 KAHUA RANCH, LIMITED KAI HAWAII, INC. KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP. KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS Aloha t'.halr Hoffmann and Members Of the H8Wa1 1 COUnty COUfICII: KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMENTS KEALAKEKUA RANCH, LIMITED KEALIA RANCH am Jacqui Hoover, President of the Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference KEAUHOU KONA CONSTRUCTION CORP. (HLPC) whose seventy-five members are committed to sound planning, WISe KE KAILANI DEVELOPMENT, LLC KITCHELL CONTRACTORS use of our resources, and effective government process. KoBAVnsHI GROUP, LLc KOHALA RANCH DEVELOPMENT CORP, th KTA SUPER STORES As stated in our testimony of April 18 ,HLPC agrees with the Hawaii COUnty LANIHAU PROPERTIES, LLC Planning Commission that "Stated as a general principle, it is impossible to L'ORANGE & ASSOCIATES disagree with the concept of Concurrency. The difficulty is in putting It Into LYNCH HAWAll DEVELOPMENT, LLC practice, particularly with the conditions that exist in Hawaii County, and M & E PACIFIC, INc Mac FARMS OF HAWAII coming out with policies that have the intended results." MARVL GROUP, INc. MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES, INC. HLPC reiterates its willin ness to work with Director Yuen and the Council to MAUNA LANI SERVICE, INC. g M[CANDLESS LAND & CATTLE COMPANY ensure clarification on some of the points still in question and also on broader McCORRISTON MILLER MUKAI McKINNON questions such as how multi-year developments should be considered. Such MENEHUNE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. ro ectS are desirable because of their Ion term ers ective and should be MOOERS ENTERPRISES, LLC P j g- P P THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAII enCOUraged. NORTH KONA VILLAGE, LLC OKAHARA & ASSOCIATES, INC. HLPC IS firm) committed to artlcl ate In dl$CUSSIOnS and work Wlth the PA AHANA ENTERPRISES, LLC Y P P PACIFIC RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP Hawaii County Council and better understand how Bill 318 and other proposals PARKER RANCH by the Hawaii COUnty COUfICII flt Into the County's comprehensive pONOHO OIIRANCH, LIMITED InfraStrUCtUre Strategy. QUEEN EMMA LAND COMPANY THE QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI TRUST Despite numerous reiterations of Bill 318, the role of the public sector R.M. TOWILL CORPORATION RIEHM OWENSBY PLANNERS ARCHITECTS continues to be missing from the overall dialogue. For example, While RYAN ASSOCIATES developers successfully integrate on-site infrastructure that support the SAM O. HIROTA, INC. specific projects and simultaneously provide support for improving and adding SURETY KOHALA CORPORATION TITLE GUARANTY ESCROW SERVICES, INC. roads and other infrastructure in the immediate and "near" VICInIty, It IS TSA CORPORATION unreasonable to expect that such projects Can mitigate "regional" concerns WAiM EA WATER SERVICES, INC. WIthOUt SI nificant artici ation b overnment in a collaborative and WASTE MANAGEMENT OF HAWAII 9 P P Y 9 WATER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. faCllltatlVe manner. WES THOMAS ASSOCIATES WEST HAWAII CONCRETE All too often, it is the "public" facilities that have not been maintained and/or YWdIM ERLOY ALL SONCTONG & GOO improved, and the resultant inadequacies serve to exacerbate concerns resulting from a growing population, changing demographics, and economic Iacqul L. Hoover development. A comprehensive review of its policies and responsibilities president regarding maintenance and improvement is but one of the steps that must be undertaken by the County and factored into the overall equation on p O BOX 2159 infrastructure, adequate public facilities, and Concurrency. XAMUELA, HAWAI196743 TEL: 808.885.9$8$ FAX: 808.885.9590 h Ipc~hawa it a ntel. net Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference In Consideration of Bill No. 318 30 April 2007 Page Two of Two Such review would facilitate development of collaborative and long-term responses based upon sound planning practices and principles versus divisive and short-sighted reactions. HLPC strongly endorses response-based policy making that builds upon a foundation of vision and desired outcomes that allows maximization of private and public sector resources. On the other hand, HLPC is opposed to reaction-based policy making that may serve as a "calming technique" for the immediate future however, may inadvertently unleash consequences with long-term negative impacts. HLPC is very interested in working with the County to develop and implement along-term strategy for infrastructure; is committed to working with the Council and administration to develop a "toolbox" of initiatives on a wider spectrum that considers all of the factors that are related to our long-term planning needs; and thanks you for your leadership in finding and executing a responsible solution to our infrastructure challenges. Mahalo for allowing this opportunity to express our views on this matter. Respectfully submitted, Jacqui L. Hoover President Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference