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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0092.001 1998-2000 0 POKOBO, LLC c/o Jahn M. Kobayashi, Esq. 455 FOREST STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80220 Tel; H(303) 399 -3710 0(303) 399 -2100 Fax: (303) 780 -9836 E-Mail; jmkesgigadas.com February 3, 1999 Honorable James Arakaki, Chair HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL 25 Aupuni Street _ --°`f RECEIVED Hilo, HI 96720 _1-5-___16111.7-- Date County Council Via Telefacsimile to Sidney Fuke Planning Consultant for POKOBO, LLC Re; Land Dedication by POKOBO, LLC for Lako Street Extension to Alii Drive Dear Honorable Chairman Arakaki and Honorable Members of the County Council: Please let me introduce myself. I am one of the two partners of POKOBO, LLC, the fee simple owner of a property identified as "TMK: (3) 7 7 04 :43 ". My partner has authorized me to convey the statements and promises made in this letter to the Council. First let me clarify the nature of authorized representation before the Council for our POKOBO partnership. I understand that perhaps some unauthorized statements regarding POKOBO's intentions and thoughts related Comm. No /' • FM No F N o k l e Rea. To: Presenren CatiNe,k. FFR 9 tarn O 0 Honorable James Arakaki, Chair February 3, 1999 Page Two to the possible Lako Street extension may have been made by Mr. Mark VanPernis, who although gag retained earlier to perform certain legal services involving the purchase of our property, he is not involved with any of the matters concerned with the planning for and /or permitting and /or representations related to our property, Thus he is not authorized to represent POKOBO's intentions and thoughts to Council members, Please accept our apologies for any misunderstandings or discomfort that may have been caused by any confusion as to who speaks for POKOBO: Our authorized representative for all natters before the Council and the planning and other county commissions and agencies is Mr. Sidney Puke, planning consultant. Please understand that neither one of the partners of POKOBO is a professional developer. We are only investors who wish to contribute what is helpful, right, and appropriate for the community and its citizens and our property. We believe that both the Lako Street extension as well as the proposed Alii highway are important projects much needed by the r O O • Honorable James Arakaki, Chair February 3, 1999 Page Three community. It appears to us when these improvements are completed, each f s independently should improve overall traffic circulation, and provide an additional escape route in the event of natural disasters, as well as other • benefits to the community. POKOBO recognizes the importance to the community of these improvements and, as such, we would like to do our part to assist and facilitate completion of these projects. Accordingly, with respect to the Lako Street extension, on behalf of POKOBO, I respectfully state to the Chairman and the members of the • Council that POKOBO stands ready to donate in unencumbered fee simple the land required for a 60 ft. right -of -way within our property to the County of Hawaii for the construction of the extension of Lako Street to Alii Drive. We trust that our promised conveyance would be made with understandings reached with Council and /or the administration that define certain basic and reasonable conditions regarding matters such a g g permits, our ability to participate in the discussions and review of the alignment through our ■ property, and receipt of appropriate impact fee credit (should it be applicable), and the like. i- Itf 1 .::-. 0 0 4, - 4 Honorable James Arakaki, Chair February 3, 1999 Page Four k Should you have any questions on this matter, please feel free to direct any questions to Mr, Fuke or to me at any time. k i); Today I can be made available by phone to any of you if you P wish. Please call my office at (303) 399 -2100 or call me directly at my hotel ii where I am currently located in Atlanta, Georgia at (404) 881 -9898, room 1 914. Mahalo and Aloha. 1 a l Respectfully submitted, POK , L.L.C. By: ohn M. . ba ..t shi r Partner JMK/lb cc: Werner Polak, Esq. (Partner) f Please note the reason for the large type is because this letter is being transmitted via telefacslmile from Denver to Atlanta, to Kaflua - Kona, Hawaii, and as you know, successive faxes of the same document reduced . the type size to illegible status. 1 1 4,t;