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~ WILLIAM L. MOORS PLANNING
159 I3ALAI STREET ~ t` ~ ,.1 t
Hn.o,HAWAII 96720 ` ' ~'I~ f cl~
(808) 935-0311/Fa: (808) 934-0162
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February 23, 1999
Virginia Goldstein, Director
County of Hawaii
Planning Department
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Ms. Goldstein:
Subject: Change of Zone Ordinance No. 96-159; Application REZ 840
Finance Holdings, Ltd.
Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii Island
TMK: 2-2-44: 3, 31,.32, 35 and 37
This is to follow up with respect to the letter of October 16, 1998 from Finance Holdings, Ltd.,
requesting certain changes be made to the conditions of approval of Ordinance No. 96-159 as
well as discussion with your staff.
In addition to the proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 96-159, we aze requesting that an
amendment to Condition J be considered as well. The proposed revision is shown below, with
deletions bracketed and new material underscored and bolded.
Proposed Revisions to Condition J
Prior to securing final subdivision approval or the issuance of certificate of occupancy for
the subject property, which ever occurs first, the south side of Kahaopea Street shall be
improved and widened with the construction of curbs, gutter and sidewalk improvements
(with pavement widening and transitions) fronting the subject property,~tween
Kanolehua Avenue and the access road to the subject area. meeting with the approval
of the Department of Public Works and shall be dedicated to the County upon its request.
Justification:
The Palai Stream floodway extends through the eastern portion of the subject area. If
Kahaopea Street is required to be widened and improved through the floodway, major
improvements may be required, including construction of a bridge structure. In order to
ensure the project area can be reasonably developed, we feel-t7hCat the improvements should
Comm. No. ~ /J • ~ll"~ F'+~:~'
File No.
Ref, To: Prese~Med ~ G
Ref. Date S 26 - 9
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Pebruary l7, 1999 Qy{.N~ A/~C~ ~ 96~- 87~1z
RE: Finance I3oWlags, Ltd./
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ddevebpment of the former H'irose
Nursery property located along Ksaoelebaa Av~ne and Kahaopea T~s7i~ra~/s/
Street, TMK: 2-Z.44s3,31,31.,~5 dc37, ( -
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Rear Planning Commission, Drt/ a~ 99
As a former residem and frequent traveler to Hilo, and on behalf of my
mother, Myra Keliipio, attd others from the Panaowa Hawaiian Homes
subdivision who exit the subdirriafion from ICahaopea Street oho
1»uraoelehaa and/or cross Kaaoelehus truest Kahsopea Street, I would
like to express my concerns over the ametdmontc requested by the
applicant, flnanx Holdings, Ltd. p
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I am not a trat5c engineer, but I think anyone using Kahaopas Street m ~ ~
eater or exit the Hawaiian Homes subdivision, will tlttucckly realize that .o
there will be a very significant trafSc bapaex upon current nacre of
Kahaopea Street tesuhing from the commercial development by Finance
Holdings, Ltd. ; r;
I believe that the Traffic AnaFyss Report and possibly the Awapahi Street eonneetloa i
were required under the origiml development conditions for very good safety and
planaittg rtsasons.
Therefore, I stroapJy urge that you not delete these two current conditions
until you coasrilt vrhh and get edaoated by a smart and anbiated traffik
~8~~'- In P~ postposee your derisioe until after you have
bcen ProP~Y edunted. You commissioners are not traffic engineers so this
would be the most prudem thing to do on behalf of oar safely and to save the
county from any fature lawsaha.
Additionally, I can foresee some frightening traffic accidents end some porerttial lawsuits
if you gram this developer direct acxss onto Kanoekhua Avenue without addressing the
safety of those flora the suhdivisi~ that will be catering (bmh turning om0 or crossing)
lCanoelehue Avewe from Kahaopea Street Therdnre, before you allow this developer
to proceed with this project, please install a traffic light at the intersection of
lCaaoelebw and Kal?aopea Street. It is my wsdetstanding that flu county is aheady
planning to install a traffic light at this intersoction, so please make it a top prloHty soon
be even construction traffic from this development will be a hazard to me, my mom
thers from the Hawaiian Homes subdivision that use IGahaopea Street
I you 'ously all that I have said
T -you,
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P.O. Iloz
lfeaiakekus, Hi 96750
(808) 326-7998
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