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Fax To: Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Chair
Planning Committee 969-3291
From: Gale A. Sansone
Telephone: 325-3201
Fax: 325-3293
Subject: Planning Committee Meeting October 6, 1998
Bill 292
October 1, 1998
Dear Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Chair,
Because we are regretf lly unable to attend this
meeting I have attached a short testimony,for you to
consider when reviewing Bill 292. Please have copies of
this made for all the Planning Committee Members. Thank
you for your help and consideration on this Bill. Should
you have any questions. please do not hesitate to call me at
325-3201.
Sincerely,
Gale A. Sansone
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To: Planning Committee
Bobby Jean Leitheod-Todd, Chair
Curtis Tvler, Vice Chair
Aaron Chung
Joe Reynolds
John Santangelo
Al Smith
Dominic Yagong
James Y. Arakaki, Ex-Officio
From: Michael and Gale A. Sansone
Rhody and Susan Edwards
Regarding. Bill 292, to be heard on Oct. 6, 1998.
Dear Honorable Planning Committee Members,
Because we are unable to be in Hilo for- this meeting I
want to take a few minutes of your time to briefly give
testimony for your consideration in reviewing this Bill.
As you know, we are requesting a zone change from
20o to 10a. "iat makes this request unique is the
following facts:
1) Our homes are completed and we have
resided in them for the last 6+ years.
2) iVe have hi'o separate water meters-
3) We are in compliance with the new
deed restrictions placed on newly
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zoned sub-diViSiOi7S in Kaloko
4) We were involved with approximately
30 of out- neighbors in meetings at
Norm Bezona's, home to create and write
up these restrictions for preserving the
Kaloko Cloud Forest.
S) We have been actively, involved in
creating the Kaloko Neighborhood
Watch and working with the Kona
Police Department.
The firstpriority in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision should
be PRESERVATION. With that in mind I would like all of
you to consider the following information:
1) The many CPR properties in Kaloko have no
restrictions. Therefore, it would be advantageous to change
these CPR's into legally zoned properties with deed
restrictions to preserve the Kaloko Cloud Forest.
2) Approximately 30 residents of Kaloko Mauka met at
Norm Bezona's home when we created and drew up the
proposed deed restrictions. We did so because we were
concerned that the developers coming in would try to re-
zone into smaller lands parcels for their personal monetary
gains. We DID NOT want to see anp more of the Kaloko
Cloud Forest bulldozed down as we have seen at the lower
elevations. It has recently come to my attention that
although the proposed deed restrictions are excellent and
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made with good intent, there are some problems. For
instance, several of the agencies have not been notified
about the Plans that have to be done and really don't know
anything about them. Some of these agencies are very
short staffed and need to handle some real problems. So, I
think that we need some guidelines to follow in order to
comply with these Deed Restrictions. For instance, I spoke
Roger Imoto regarding the Forest .Management Plan. I told
him that my plan is and has been,from the beginning to
maintain the Kaloko Cloud Forest. I removed 3 trees to
build my home and although we are not apart of the
Forest Stewardship Program (a program that compensates
owners for maintaining the, forest), we still consider
ourselves stewards of the forest and maintain it at our
own expense. 1 also called the Kona Soil and Water
Conservation District (who by the way is very
understaffed), Basically, I was told that if the plan is to
keep the forest intact, that's our plan.
I do intend to put this plan in writing for you as to be in
compliance with these new deed restrictions. However, I
do feel that it would be verv important to have better
guidelines set out so that owners of CPR properties in
Kaloko would not be discouraged from changing to a legal
sub-division with the Deed Restrictions.
The next topic for consideration is the impact fees.
I believe that we are the first home owners in Kaloko
Mauka who have a legal CPR, with our homes all ready
built and the purpose of our re-Zone from 20a to IOa is
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simply to be a legal sub-division. We are not breaking off
parcels of undeveloped property./or resale. therefore,
there is No further impact. The impact lies at the lower
ele atio sn which the developers are askingor re-zoning
down to 1-5 acres.
So, in closing, I would like you to consider all of the above
and keep in mind that our priority should be for the
Preservation of the Kaloko Cloud Forest for our fixture
generations. We should encoura'yc, not discour~ Kaloko
residents who are presently living on CPR properties to
become legal sub-divisions with the Deed Restrictions.
Respectively submitted,
M hael and Gale A. Sansone
Rhodv and Susan Edwards