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<br /> AUG-21-2007 10:52 From: HLPC 8088859590 To:808 961 8912 P.?_'3
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<br /> AKINAKA fi n55UC1Al E5, L1MITEC
<br /> ALSTON HIl-IT FLOYU A INfi
<br /> HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE ASHFORD& WRISTUM1
<br /> DANK OF Hb W4Il
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<br /> BELT COLLl''IS HAWAII, :.iM T'I'ED
<br /> CADES SC r1~nTF, FLEMiN j Lt WRIGHT
<br /> YY AUgUSt 2007 GSTLE A G)OKE WA:KOLOA, L-C
<br /> CENTER DE:. I'INATIUN PROPERr,E'
<br /> ~ t' CENTRAL PI CIFIC BANK
<br /> n (',On$Iderat100 Of 6111 NQUj9~~I:, O 1 "1{ j ~ CLARK REAITY CORPORATION
<br /> An Ordinance to Amentl Chapter 11 of the County Code t0 COOPER A COOPER, LLC
<br /> Include Affordable Housing Requirements for Industrial Park Developments 0.R HORTQN, INC., SCH ULER [~(VI iION
<br /> Dt LVi CNT'_RPRISE$, ThiC
<br /> , r[RSf NA1'lPdtAry DANK
<br /> ' FOREST $OI,UTION$, INC.
<br /> C+RCEN WEU FARMS, INC
<br /> The Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair HnwnU unD coMPAVv
<br /> and Members of the Hawai'f County Council HAwna PLW:Nr, Mn ~,1M:Ten
<br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue (Ben Franklin Building) MAWA71 EL F,'TRIC LIGHT COMPANY
<br /> Q"d Floor, (~i0UnC11 Room HOKULTA
<br /> HOLWLOA COMPANIES
<br /> Hilo, HI 96720 HUAIALAI R'SORT
<br /> IMANAKA KV DO & FV]]MOI'U
<br /> ]ACODY DEb EL OPMENT, INC.
<br /> ]ARUINF, irp; ESTMEm' PF OFERTlCS. LLC:
<br /> Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Members of the Hawaii County Council: KAMUA RAVC„, uMlr_o
<br /> KA[ rtAwAit Ivc.
<br /> I em Jac ui Hoover, President of the Hawai i Leeward Plannin Conference HLPC KAnEHAner~n INVESTneNT crntP.
<br /> q 9 ( ) KAMENAMEI^A $CNOUL$
<br /> whose seventy-five members are committed to sound planning, wise use of our KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMErv~s
<br /> resources, anti effeCllVe gOVarnmaNt prOC6SS. KEALAKEKUP. RANCH, LIhIlTED
<br /> KCALIA RAN"M
<br /> KEAV MUU K )NA CONSTRUCTION CgKP
<br /> The following is a resubmission of testimony dated May 2, 2007, with me KE KAIIANI DEVELOVME^~r, ~.Lc
<br /> request that the Hawai'I County Council ~ override Mayor Harry Kim's veto of larcweu a)NTRnrroRs
<br /> KODA'Yn$HI GROVP, LLC
<br /> BIII f S6. KUNALA RAP'CM DEVELOPMF..NT (:Op?.
<br /> KTA SUPER bTORES
<br /> HLPC wishes'lo maintain its consistency and long-standing commitment in partnering I-^"twqu Pa~reRnes. Ll.c
<br /> L'ORnN(gE A ASSOCIATES
<br /> With the CoLmal and others to effectively resolvo the challenges that face our island LYNCH M4WAII DEVCLOPMEN f, LLC
<br /> COmmUCllty. M S E PAClf iC, INC
<br /> MB[FAR MS (F HAWAC.
<br /> MARYt. GROi.1P, INC.
<br /> HLPC however. is also very concerned about the legality of imDlementina policies as MAVNA KEA YROPERTICS, INC.
<br /> prOpq$ed bk Bill 156 absent_a comprehensive. study of ~,rgeted industrial MAUnA LANI seRU,cE, INc.
<br /> developments with res0ect to actual number of lobs created• impact on workforce an MmANDLEr, I,nND A CP'rrLE U7MI',VIY
<br /> McCORR75TON MILLER MJKAI McK1\NON
<br /> hoUSlnQ: and the dlreDt r@SUtant Geed for hgusing. MENEHUNt OEVELOPMCNT f.OMfnnl, DIC.
<br /> MWERS EN'CRP0.ISE;, ~.LC
<br /> pill 15fi IS Ig rOVlrie housing that is affordable to the workforce THE NATURI CONSERVANCr OF I1A'9'P II
<br /> Ilt~ .L~t~ALQL it A NORTn KONG VILUGE, L'.C
<br /> however. one nadvertent consequence may be the discouragement of investments in OKAFI4Rq A ASSOCIATES, Inc.
<br /> industrial and commercial developments of which Che end result would be no new lob Pa~AMnnA E:,TEaPalsES, ur
<br /> creation. Howl>ver, have we determined_whethar the roblem is the creation of new PAaPIC RESauacE PAa-Neasmv
<br /> P PARKE0. RAhCIi
<br /> jobs or is it (he lack of housin0 that i5 aHOrdeble to the workforce? And what Pna FIAwAII
<br /> workforce - eAIStILIg or new? At a time when Hawaii's largest export is preppie aged 18 PoNO"ow RANCR, unrreD
<br /> QUEEN EMM~ LAND COMPA pry
<br /> to A5 this gu6:iliOn 91m~1y CAnnOt be Overl00ketl in the OverAll Analysis. THE QUEEN uuvoKAlnNI '=RUST
<br /> R.M. TOWII.I. COKYOa.4T.UN
<br /> HLPC IS concerned that etfolts to mandate affordable hgllSing BXCIUSIVe Of a RiEHM OWN.'1$DY PIANN F.RE ARCHIICTS
<br /> RYAN AS50(:IATES
<br /> comprehensive review of all of the factors involved will not lead us to a sustainable SAM O, HIROTA, INC.
<br /> affordable housing policy. Specrfically, while there is recognklon and discussion of suRtrY KoI A~.n cORPCrwnoN
<br /> the clear link Detween employment and affordable "workforoe" housing, there is no nTI.E 'uAw`NTV EscRUW seavlc(s, INC..
<br /> i5A CORPOPATION
<br /> discussion of the simultaneously critical link between income and affordability. In wgIMEAwnreRSERVICes, INc
<br /> order to address comprehensively the long-term issues and meet objectives for WASTE MAN \GEMENT OF HAWAII
<br /> economic dlvcrsi and sustainabili ; uant and ualit em to ant o ORUnIt19S; WATER RESOVRCFS INTERNATICNP L, INC
<br /> tY h' 9 n1' 9 y P Ym PP wee rMgMAs gssOCIATF.s
<br /> and communif/ building with all components including and not limited to, WEST MAWAI( CDNCR°TI:
<br /> affordable/inclusionary housing, WH must: WILSON OKAMOTO CUkRJRArwN
<br /> WIMBEHI,Y r,Ll50N TpNQ 8, GOO
<br /> 1. recognize that there is a distiltct link between income and affordability:
<br /> 2. develc initiatives and o bons that will invite em to ere to brie hi per 3aca~l L. noever
<br /> P P P Y 9 9 Pre9ident
<br /> income opportunity Jobs into the community; and
<br /> 3. provide incentives to ensttr_e, that an ldttttA6t9s~nd sustainable housing p.o. sox zs9
<br /> i v n l r is established. Kanusw, nAWA>([ 98743
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<br /> Comm. No. 200.52
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