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From: Ken Melrose [melrosek001 @hawaii.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 8:40 AM `' rr1 - }
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: CC mtg 11/17 Reso 405 -10 t ,
Attachments: CC KV 111710.pdf
Please accept and distribute my written testimony on this item. Mahalo
Ken Melrose
Senior Project Manager
Pa'ahana Enterprises LLC
P 0 Box 109
Kealakekua, HI 96750
cell: 345 -0854
fax: 323 -2304
E -mail: melrosek001 @hawaii.rr.com
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Ref. Cate NOV 17 2010.
11/15/2010
Ken Melrose
P.O. Box 109
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Fax: 323 -2304
Ken's Cell: 345 -0854
E -Mail: melrosek001@hawaii.rr.com
November 17, 2010
Councilman J Yoshimoto, Chair
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo 96720
Subject: Resolution 405 -10, Exemptions for Kamakana Villages
Dear Mr. Chairman and Members of the Council,
Please accept this written testimony on the subject Resolution, as my work schedule
precludes my being available in person.
When the Kona CDP was being created, the community asked to direct growth within
the existing urban boundaries of the General Plan and to move our future urban centers
into higher density transit oriented communities. While there has always been some
apprehension about this new urbanism village style, it has allowed the other policies of
the Kona CDP to be enacted as well, like supporting protection of shoreline, watersheds
and agricultural landscapes in our Rural areas.
Here with Kamakana Villages we have a single large parcel, with a single owner, who
has selected a development partner with a demonstrated record of successfully building
such New Urbanism communities elsewhere in the Country. As an added benefit to the
community this project includes over 50% affordable units.
This project is asking for several exemptions to moderate costs for the affordable units,
little different than the County requested for its own projects in Waikoloa and Kaloko.
The other exemptions are from existing codes to allow this first of its kind project for the
Big Island to use the features of this New Urbanism paradigm.
What a wonderful opportunity for Kona- A project that strives to meet the challenging
goals of the Kona CDP and with a landowner /developer willing to stake their success on
them as well. Let them give it a try. It is in large measure what we asked for and we
need to start somehow. Please embrace this change and approve this request.
Respectfully Submitted,
en Melrose