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HAWAII ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS ®, INC. .
"The Voice for Real Estate in East Hawaii"
February 25, 1999 { - rL:.. ,
Council Chairman James Y. Arakaki ' 99 pi flfj 1 pm 3 05 REALTOR®
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • COI_.`, PI' C n; t, 14 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: (808) 935 -0827
Dear Council Chairman Arakaki, Fax: (808) 935 - 4924
E - mail: hibr@interpac.net
The Hawaii Island Board of REALTORS® Board of Directors voted to support Bill 250 in
1996. The zoning code has been law and in existence for over two years. During this time
there were no apparent challenges to the Code according to former Councilman John Ray, a President
councilman during that time. Helene H. Tajiri, R,GRI,CRS
The Board of REALTORS® would like to reaffirm support of Bill 250 and strongly urges President - Elect
the County Council to pass and validate the existing code as soon as possible to avoid the Christopher Brilhante, R,GRI
burden of additional delays, uncertainty, and disruption. If anyone wants to propose changes Vice President
there is a process to follow for code revisions and these mechanisms can be implemented after Joel K. La Pinta, R, GRI, CCIM
approval of the existing code.
Secretary
Heather E. Hedenschau, R, GRI
We understand that the previous zoning code was enacted in 1967, thirty-two years ago and
the County Council (2 Councils prior) should be commended for taking on this very large task Treasurer
of updating the zoning code. The zoning code is extremely complex and we realize that, as Adele Eggel, R, CRS
lay people, we may be unable to understand all the intricacies of the code and defer to our Immediate Past President
representatives to make the best decisions for the good of the general public. Edith Crabb R, GRI, CRS
1 The Code went through nine drafts because of its complexities and took a long time to be
finalized. My understanding is that the Council (2 Councils prior) wanted to pass it before Directors:
the "new" Council came on board otherwise the Code would need to be re- visited again with Joanne V Baptiste, RA
Ricardo Barbati,R,GRI, CRS
new people. The concern now is the process, NOT the content. The Code went through 9 Mary R Begier, R, CRS
drafts, so to now suggest that we "take our time" does not make sense. Priscilla M. Garson, R
Lamy Hull, R
As REALTORS® we represent a multitude of clients. Our mission statement reads, ... "to Kelly H. Moran, R, GRI, CCIM
advocate and preserve the fundamental right to own, transfer and use real property and to Gary L. Rothfus, RA
promote the enjoyment of these rights by more people."
Executive Officer
Timely approval and validation of the existing Zoning Code is critical to the economic health Delene K. Osorio
and stability of our island, especially in an already struggling economy. The majority of Executive Assistant
people who are adversely affected by delay and, even worse, revisions to the Code are Lovelyn A. Boranian
individuals (individual property rezonings) and small business persons (Bed and Breakfast), a'
not the "developer community."
We strongly urge the Council to pass and validate the existing code as soon as possible.
Thank you very much. •
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