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An Ordinance to Amentl Chapter 11 of the County Code t0 COOPER A COOPER, LLC
Include Affordable Housing Requirements for Industrial Park Developments 0.R HORTQN, INC., SCH ULER [~(VI iION
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C+RCEN WEU FARMS, INC
The Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair HnwnU unD coMPAVv
and Members of the Hawai'f County Council HAwna PLW:Nr, Mn ~,1M:Ten
333 Kilauea Avenue (Ben Franklin Building) MAWA71 EL F,'TRIC LIGHT COMPANY
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Hilo, HI 96720 HUAIALAI R'SORT
IMANAKA KV DO & FV]]MOI'U
]ACODY DEb EL OPMENT, INC.
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Aloha Chair Hoffmann and Members of the Hawaii County Council: KAMUA RAVC„, uMlr_o
KA[ rtAwAit Ivc.
I em Jac ui Hoover, President of the Hawai i Leeward Plannin Conference HLPC KAnEHAner~n INVESTneNT crntP.
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whose seventy-five members are committed to sound planning, wise use of our KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMErv~s
resources, anti effeCllVe gOVarnmaNt prOC6SS. KEALAKEKUP. RANCH, LIhIlTED
KCALIA RAN"M
KEAV MUU K )NA CONSTRUCTION CgKP
The following is a resubmission of testimony dated May 2, 2007, with me KE KAIIANI DEVELOVME^~r, ~.Lc
request that the Hawai'I County Council ~ override Mayor Harry Kim's veto of larcweu a)NTRnrroRs
KODA'Yn$HI GROVP, LLC
BIII f S6. KUNALA RAP'CM DEVELOPMF..NT (:Op?.
KTA SUPER bTORES
HLPC wishes'lo maintain its consistency and long-standing commitment in partnering I-^"twqu Pa~reRnes. Ll.c
L'ORnN(gE A ASSOCIATES
With the CoLmal and others to effectively resolvo the challenges that face our island LYNCH M4WAII DEVCLOPMEN f, LLC
COmmUCllty. M S E PAClf iC, INC
MB[FAR MS (F HAWAC.
MARYt. GROi.1P, INC.
HLPC however. is also very concerned about the legality of imDlementina policies as MAVNA KEA YROPERTICS, INC.
prOpq$ed bk Bill 156 absent_a comprehensive. study of ~,rgeted industrial MAUnA LANI seRU,cE, INc.
developments with res0ect to actual number of lobs created• impact on workforce an MmANDLEr, I,nND A CP'rrLE U7MI',VIY
McCORR75TON MILLER MJKAI McK1\NON
hoUSlnQ: and the dlreDt r@SUtant Geed for hgusing. MENEHUNt OEVELOPMCNT f.OMfnnl, DIC.
MWERS EN'CRP0.ISE;, ~.LC
pill 15fi IS Ig rOVlrie housing that is affordable to the workforce THE NATURI CONSERVANCr OF I1A'9'P II
Ilt~ .L~t~ALQL it A NORTn KONG VILUGE, L'.C
however. one nadvertent consequence may be the discouragement of investments in OKAFI4Rq A ASSOCIATES, Inc.
industrial and commercial developments of which Che end result would be no new lob Pa~AMnnA E:,TEaPalsES, ur
creation. Howl>ver, have we determined_whethar the roblem is the creation of new PAaPIC RESauacE PAa-Neasmv
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jobs or is it (he lack of housin0 that i5 aHOrdeble to the workforce? And what Pna FIAwAII
workforce - eAIStILIg or new? At a time when Hawaii's largest export is preppie aged 18 PoNO"ow RANCR, unrreD
QUEEN EMM~ LAND COMPA pry
to A5 this gu6:iliOn 91m~1y CAnnOt be Overl00ketl in the OverAll Analysis. THE QUEEN uuvoKAlnNI '=RUST
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HLPC IS concerned that etfolts to mandate affordable hgllSing BXCIUSIVe Of a RiEHM OWN.'1$DY PIANN F.RE ARCHIICTS
RYAN AS50(:IATES
comprehensive review of all of the factors involved will not lead us to a sustainable SAM O, HIROTA, INC.
affordable housing policy. Specrfically, while there is recognklon and discussion of suRtrY KoI A~.n cORPCrwnoN
the clear link Detween employment and affordable "workforoe" housing, there is no nTI.E 'uAw`NTV EscRUW seavlc(s, INC..
i5A CORPOPATION
discussion of the simultaneously critical link between income and affordability. In wgIMEAwnreRSERVICes, INc
order to address comprehensively the long-term issues and meet objectives for WASTE MAN \GEMENT OF HAWAII
economic dlvcrsi and sustainabili ; uant and ualit em to ant o ORUnIt19S; WATER RESOVRCFS INTERNATICNP L, INC
tY h' 9 n1' 9 y P Ym PP wee rMgMAs gssOCIATF.s
and communif/ building with all components including and not limited to, WEST MAWAI( CDNCR°TI:
affordable/inclusionary housing, WH must: WILSON OKAMOTO CUkRJRArwN
WIMBEHI,Y r,Ll50N TpNQ 8, GOO
1. recognize that there is a distiltct link between income and affordability:
2. develc initiatives and o bons that will invite em to ere to brie hi per 3aca~l L. noever
P P P Y 9 9 Pre9ident
income opportunity Jobs into the community; and
3. provide incentives to ensttr_e, that an ldttttA6t9s~nd sustainable housing p.o. sox zs9
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Clearly we Hoed new, diverse, and higher-wage employment opportunaies as well as, affordable workforce housing.
However, placing such affordable housing raqulrements nn the investors who generate new empoyment opportunltiE<s is
very mUCh like killing the goose that IayS [he golden egg. Instead, it may be wis6r for us to recagnlze the; prospe<~i~re
employers look at numerous factors inclutling and not limftetl to, an available and educated workio ce. Cu~rendy, liewai'i
County employers are racing challenges finding and sustaining such a workforce, and often the IacK of affordable housing
is cited as one of the primary reasons far this shoAfall. This leads us to the adage of "what comes first the cnic~er ar the
egg" - or in this case, "workforce or workforce housing". As such, perhaps a better strategy would be for u:; to focus nn
identifying and implementing the means by which we can Increase the Inventory of affordable worldorce boos ng, which II'I
rum, would attract a workforce which would encourage investment and thus, create more employmc-nt opponunitias.
The Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference humbly requests that the Council revisit policy deve~opmenl on affordable
housing and consider all of the contributing elements to this issue to ensure a sustainable policy that will endure t`m~utlh
both good anN difficult economic times.
In the interim, absent a comprehensive discussion as noted above, the Hawall Leeward Planning Conference roiierates
opposition to 6i11 No. 156.
Thank you for your leadership in finding and executing a responsible solution to our island's chiallenges, and fur Ibis
opportunity to express our views on this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
.
JaCgUi L. HOO~~er
President
Hawaii Leewab Planning Conference