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Sent: Monday, January O5, 2009 10:05 PM
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Cc: Council Member Yoshimoto; Council Member Yagong; Council Member Onishr ouncil
Member Naeole; Council Member Ikeda; Council Member Hoffmann; Council Member
Greenwell; Council Member Ford; Council Member Enriques
Subject: Bill 317 & 322
Attachments: CC-Bill 317 & 322.doc
Aloha Councilmembers,
Please consider my testimony on the four remaining changes needed for Bills
317 and 322.
Thank You,
Bob Ward
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
BILLS 317 AND 322 -Kona Heights LLC -January 5, 2009
I would like to thank Chair Yoshimoto and other Councilmembers for this opportunity to provide
testimony on the proposed land use change and zoning amendments proposed by Kona Heights LLC.
My concerns with the project are primarily focused on the Kona Community Development Plan and can
be narrowed down to the following:
1) Need to include a small mixed-use component to help meet the Village design philosophy that is the
fundamental basis for all development under the Kona CDP. If villages are to be walkable, not all non-
residential should be consolidated in village centers. Mixed use allows either residential or
neighborhood commercial use as needs of the community may determine.
2) Need to specifically identify how single access cul-de-sac design will be mitigated and promote
connectivity, another important tenant of the Kona CDP. How this will be phased ahead of
construction. Proposed options under Condition H. Alternative 2 won't provide suitable solutions since
one route or the other lack either adequate right-of-way for improved sight distances, have many
driveways, or are too steep. Turn lanes on Ali'i Drive would further exacerbate the tack of existing
bicycle, pedestrian facilities and transit stops, nor provide a second access essential to connectivity.
3) Need to have a pedestrian/bicycle circulation plan that identifies off-site. routes to safely
accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists to reach local destinations, recreation, transit stops, and
other facilities identified in the Kona CDP as part of the Pedestrian/Bicycle Official Network and in Bike
Plan Hawaii. Internal circulation plans can be provided later.
4) Need to have a construction access plan that identifies exact routes for delivery of all material,
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supplies, labor, and equipment, and assures local residential streets shall not be used.
These will add substantial value to the project, enhance the lifestyle of residents, guests, and
neighbors, and of course, fulfill some of the essential fundamentals of the Kona CDP.
Thank You,
Bob Ward
Member -Kona Traffic Safety Committee - Ali'i Drive Sub Committee
Interim Chairman - Hawaii County Transportation Commission
Vice-President -Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii (PATH
1 /6/2009