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CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
06 September 2007 cIARK REALM CORPORATION
Statement of Jacqui L. Hoover DAR HORTON,I NC., 5 RULER DIVISION
DE LUZ ENTERPRISES, INC.
In Consideration of LLRST HAWAIIAN BANK
FOREST SOLUTIONS, INC.
GREENWELL FARMS, INC.
Bill 51. Draft 5 HAWAn UWD COMPANY
Prg OSIn to amend Cha ter 27 Flood Control HAWAII PLANING MILL, LIMITED
P 9 P HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition) Relating to Storm Water H°KULI'A
Nana ement HOLUALOA COMPANIES
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1NANAKA KUDO @ FU]IMOTO
And JACOBY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Bill 151. Draft 2 KAHUA ERANCH~MITEDROPERTIES, LLC
KAI HAWAII, INC.
Pro OSIn to amend Cha ter 27 Flood Control KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORP.
P 9 P KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), KAUPULEHU DEVELOPMENTS
Relating to Floodplains and Other Flood Hazard Areas KK~AEK~UAC RANCH, LIMITED
KEAVHOU KONA CONSTRUCTION CORP.
KE KAILANI DEVELOPMENT, LLC
KITCHELL CONTRACTORS
The Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair KOBAYASHI GROUP, LLc
The Honorable Angel Pilago, Vice-Chair KOHALA RANCH DEVELOPMENT CORP.
and Members of the Hawai' i Coun Council KTA SUPER STORES
tY UINIHAU PROPERTIES, LLC
333 Kilauea Avenue (Ben Franklin Building) L'ORANGE BASSOCIATES
Second Floor, Council Room LYNCH HAWAII DEVELOPMENT, LLC
M 6 E PACIFIC, INC
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 MacFARMS OF HAWAII
MARYL GROUP, INC.
MAUNA KEA PROPERTIES, INC.
MAUNA LANI SERVICE, INC.
Aloha Chair Hoffmann, Vice-Chair Pilago and Members of the Hawai' i MtCANDLE55 LAND & CATTLE COMPANY
COUnty COULICII: MENEHUNE
DEVE OPMEN
~COMPANYN NC.
MOOERS ENTERPRISES, LLC
I am Jac ul Hoover, President of Hawaii Leeward Plannin Conference THE NANRE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAII
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(HLPC) an organization comprised of a diverse stakeholder group including oKAHARA 6ASSOCIATES, INC.
and not limited to; large and kama~aina landowners, ranches, PA'AHANA ENTERPRISES, LLC
PACIFIC RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP
C011S2NatlOn interests, contractors, developers, project managers, PARKER RANCH
engineers, architects, financial institutions, and rnnsultants• who share a PBR"AwAII
commitment to Ion -term, forward thinkln tannin and res onsible PONOHOLO RANCH, LIMITED
9 9 P 9 P QUEEN EMMA LAND COMPANY
development for the island of Hawai' i. THE QUEEN LILI•uoKALANI TRUST
R.M. TOWILL CORPORATION
RIEHM OWENSBY PLANNERS ARCHITECTS
I would like to state once again that we recognize the rnmmitment and are RYAN ASSOCIATES
very appreciative of the efforts made by the Hawai' i County Council, sAM HIROTA, INC.
SURETY KOHAIA CORPORATION
administration, staff, and others to ensure safety and minimize risk Tn1E GUARANTY ESCROW SERVICES, INC.
management concerns with respect to flooding. TsA coRPORAnoN
WAIMEA WATER SERVICES, INC.
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF HAWAII
HLPC has participated in the ongoing discussions related t0 Bills 51 and WATER RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
151 from the outset, and we stand on the pages of technical and I al wI:s THOMAS ASStx1ATEs
WEST HAWAII CONCRETE
analyses, and testimony that we have submitted Over the past several wtLSON OK/tM0T0 CORPORATION
months. We take this opportunity to reiterate once again that HL wtMBERLV ALLISON TONG 8 GOO
supports flood control legislation necessary to ensure compliance with and
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and L•
additional requirements that are based on scientific and engineering President
considerations, principles and best practices.
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HLPC Te~imony
70 June 2007
Re: 811151, D3
Based on our review of Bills 51 and 151 respectively and comprehensively, HLPC observes the following:
• Bill 51, Draft 5 addresses exclusively the requirements necessary for compliance with the NFIP;
• Bill 151, Draft 2 addresses the requirements necessary for compliance with the NFIP and includes
additional requirements which appear to be arbitrary and unsupported by scientific and engineering
considerations and which have served as the center of numerous discussions in the professional
and private sectors questioning (including and not limited to)
o Land use constitutionality,
o Costs of implementation for both public and private sectors;
o Impact on affordable housing and other goals stated by the Council and Administration;
o Practicality of implementation;
o Enforcement; and
o Interpretation.
Bill 151, Draft 2 and its proponents recommend that the effective date for proposed additional
requirements that currently do not fully satisfy questions posed about implementation and interpretation
be deferred until March 2008 to allow additional consideration to be given and time for the public and
professional arenas (including County Departments of Planning and Public Works} to transition to new
requirements proposed in a bill that "lacks two or three clauses that can be added later" (quote credited to
Bruce McClure, Director of Public Works by reporter Jim Quirk in West Hawaii Todav, Thursday, August 23,
2007).
HLPC fully supports adoption of requirements to ensure compliance with NFIP and referencing Chapter 27,
Section 27-10 which reads in part that "The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is
considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on saentific and engineering considerations"
to serve as the litmus test for the ordinance that is ultimately passed, HLPC strongly supports and
respectfully recommends that the Council pass Bill 51, Draft 5 today to ensure compliance with the NFIP.
HLPC strongly opposes Bill 151 and believes that scientific, engineering, and legal considerations must be
made part of the comprehensive discussion for any additional requirements including and not limited to,
those proposed in Bill 151 which "can be added later" to amend Chapter 27.
There area number of individuals testifying before you today who join me both to support this
recommendation; and to reiterate our continued support of, and commitment to, a collaborative effort to
address concerns and refine flood control and storm water management to ensure health, safety, and
protection of life and property.
In closing, please pass Bill 51 and please reject Bill 151. Thank you for this opportunity to express our
views and we look forward to Continuing to work with you on this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
Jacqui L. Hoover
President
Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference
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