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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0766.026 2008-2010Murashige, Laura From: Hampton, Roxanne [rhampton @co.hawaii.hi.us] 2010 APR 1.9 P19 3 92 Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:31 AM COW ri CLERK To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hrus COUNn r- HAWAII Subject: codes From: BonaDesign @aol.com [mailto:BonaDesign©aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:50 AM To: enaeole @co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: April 20 mtg energy code Aloha Ms Naeole- Beason, I see from the Tribune Herald that the County officials that (snowed you all over) are being asked to give public presentations on the April 20th meeting I testifies at the April 7 th meeting in support of your delay. Do we need to show up again and provide testimony again to counteract what ever lies or mis- information they give? The Most important Questions to ask them are: 1. WHY Have they altered the energy conservation code to INCLUDE unconditioned (no heating or air conditioned) dwellings? This Does NOT conserve any energy, just wastes energy and money. 2 SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION Any work performed that exceeds 50% of appraised valuation is "Substantial renovation ". The average older Hilo home is valued at $40 to $80 thousand dollars. Any renovation or addition that exceeds even $20,000 will require that the entire Existing home replace ALL of their windows and doors, and add insulation to the roof, walls and floor. These things will cost considerably more than the $2,000 that Mr. Wiig says these code changes will cost It will cost well over $10,000 to retro fit the existing house, before any addition or remodel can be done. So again, the remodel work will not be done, or it will be done without permits. Speaking of Permits, The County is making quite a bit of revenue by doubling the permit fees (at time of permit) for things built without permits Many times, a house has illegal additions done 20 to thirty years ago by previous owners. This comes to light when new owners go into Building for a new addition. It the Hawaii County Amendment to the 2006 Energy conservation code, that includes all new permits, (even those without heating or air conditioning) You will NEVER be able to make things legal with existing structures. Even if they were built 20 years ago, they will have to be basically torn down to add the energy conservation measures required to permit them. The most disturbing part of this entire process, is that the two County Advisors in charge of pushing this code through (which makes every new permit comply with these expensive measures or HAVE AN ENERGY EXPERT DO CALCULATIONS TO GET EXEMPTIONS) are the ONLY two people in the State that know how to do these certifications Very suspicious that they have potential financial gain from passing this code. Thank you again for helping with fair government practices, 4/14/2010 Page 1 of 2 t3TLL 234/COMM. 7(a E 4.,, PkaiMa. Comm. No. 7(41 Ref. Tor Ref. tote 2 _ __ 0 _ Z -- - 2010 — Daniel Bona Home designer 4/14/2010 Page 2 of 2