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Home My WebLink About2021-12-27 KALA'AU 'OHANA TESTIMONIES W/APPLICANT RESPONSEFrom: Dauynu�U To: PlanniingInternet Mail u: Subject: Fw: Letters for Communication wDwayne Crava/ho-mng/ngmZone Application Date: Monday, December z7,uuzy:m:omm Attachments: 01.5E28237E944AF28FO95EDEA132BAED.png Director ZendoKern, Arrompanyingthisemai|sthngisApp|irantDwayneCrava|ho's(REZ-21-00UZ48)responusto|etters from the Ka|aaufamily, which are also attached. While Ms. Kalaau-Catrett did promptly respond to my request seeking permission to provide the Commission with our communications, | personally received her email a few days ago as shown by the screenshot below, thereby missing the Commission's initial hearing on this matter. However, as the hearing has been continued, this will provide the Commissioners with ample opportunity to review these communications. Thank you very much. Daryn DarynArai �Mobib� (E0E)885'2218 z yka41 I u 5 Ile qI rr roe r:om I RV a 4 Al„n;,r. Y . rwhp. el t'twrw a , ,akaurl F' I ( Ywr0.1; err¢fr"nna JVJB3 rsxr rtvrr ow, IFwurru: fJ,�.r"4Cd.d�rJ3J.:�'. Sam§�Y'al d y lduuxy, 7`,r, atVI l Au FINA T iwrL:a. t9arA &o, r;1 n:r, Subject; R, 1 ti h(ev� fo, 4 orrrrw Anic rn n to Dvvwpke Cravtrlho Cha p,il:Rw 7one, r CI>kalder, A.loha.. ttvG;. Kalaau C.xcrOtl. Hup.ru 4dau5 nonstmpie fonds puree Hard yrnur P:vraudy WO, Nnhrecd that The, pehfrers from hoth Itanse and Wmnla wore ne mast prrs'virlerl to rKP Nanning F.➢eportment. u am ptw-p rmnp, ta r¢•sµonse to d wse IrottPrs and It t.hey'vnsh, I coukr pnonrdde copies of both WtUt rs to the department For the official word whxh "r V111 them he 5har'ed w4h the both the l,,eevward Planning Comfnis,kw rr,d County d:ounopll. Phua�r aulvksw iF OM r"a Okray.dnd I will lee rerun: thdn Iwrei;,Py fir woke sure dRe, aurett,utens rug dato h d osv and waltela mre relsadt deatwvrea to the adwu:isrurrrnaker;b. Ike co i c. Do r-yn Iri ,hair 0r " IS IFrourrv; ry yf o aufMCGr d noG +.uoTr •; t y�.nlremua4'!<A I,r,. ru'I:� Sanrr.'1't a rL�'e, Scnr P wr ¶hQ' 2021 17 04 R6a To. CSARYN.APlb41@tDUTrtl.00C .C&,$,FJADYN.ARAV@OC,J"TLOOI3 .COPO, Subject: Iatt—f-C ,i-rir „ Ip ay-,( aGOrra-d:p-,ar R 43of :Parma £unpnl-,arn r'm I m Y, emW n g rvo I ekt e r� mYrP. ga dh tS €ha''4RIrF o r t one i pp llcan r"far fly& CI SI',YY57,1 nw h Wdor'I"t hI V4 )el In".l"n Fl a sob, a 1 to w{tt l b la n F, Itt I'tt L vs,rYn n[Io ii ,rF a e.rarR.1 I¢ o; u, I:In d 1 0 .., wd 4 I ro v.h,. i, Ju rl,::e^.. NW1e?,Htalw, .,I,d B k,,, r �0 VS"r,r i59 P 4 .+v.'il From: izzykalaau5l@gmail.com <izzykalaau5l@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 1:16 PM To: Daryn Arai <Daryn.Arai@outlook.com> Subject: RE: Letters for Communication to Dwayne Cravalho-Changing of Zone Application Aloha, Yes, please send these letters forward. Isabel Kalaau-Catrett Sent from Mail for Windows From: Dar n Arai Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 1:20 PM To: izzykalaau5l(@gmail.com Subject: Re: Letters for Communication to Dwayne Cravalho-Changing of Zone Application Aloha Ms. Kalaau-Catrett. Hope this message finds you and your family well. Noticed that the letters from both Rose and Waiola were not provided to the Planning Department. I am preparing a response to these letters and if they wish, I could provide copies of both letters to the department for the official record which will then be shared with the both the Leeward Planning Commission and County Council. Please advise if this is okay and I will be more than happy to make sure the concerns of both Rose and Waiola are made known to the decision -makers. Take care, Daryn From: izzykalaau5l@gmail.com <izzykalaau5l@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 12:04 PM To: DARYN.ARAI@OUTLOOK.COM <DARYN.ARAI@OUTLOOK.COM> Subject: Letters for Communication to Dwayne Cravalho-Changing of Zone Application Aloha Mr. Arai, I am emailing two letters in regards to changing of zone application for my two sisters who don't have printers. Please allow this as their written concerns. You mail email me or send letters to their address attached on their letters. Mahalo, Isabel Kalaau-Catrett P.O. Box 353 Kapaau, Hi 96755 Sent from Mail for Windows 111'.)aryn Arai I1....and Use Nanning awns ullta nt November 23, 2021 Ms. Rose Kalaau Ms. Waiola Kalaau PO Box 534 Honoka`a, HI 96727 Dear Mmes Kalaau: Subj ect: Response to your comments regarding Change of Zone Application (REZ 21-000248) Applicant: Dwayne Cravalho Request: Agricultural (A-20a) to Village Commercial (CV-7.5) Affected Property: TMK 5-5-009:019, Hawi Town, Ka`auhuhu, North Kohala Thank you both for taking the time to submit your concerns to Mr. Cravalho. We apologize for the length of time it has taken to provide you with this response as we wished to be very thoughtful and considerate of the many questions that you had regarding this proposal. We also noted that your letters were not shared with the Planning Department, which you have every opportunity to do. We did not wish to forward your letters to the Planning Department without your consent and against your intentions, so this response will similarly not be copied to the Planning Department. The proposal as part of this change of zone request is for two food trucks, portable tables and toilets. Based on the concerns raised by yourselves and others in the community, Mr. Cravalho is willing to initially reduce the proposal to a single food truck in order to proceed in a cautious manner to ensure that the food truck operation is managed properly to the extent that it will minimize the effects upon traffic along Hoea Road and its intersection with Akoni Pule Highway. One option that was discussed was the emphasis on promoting mobile orders and take -away to further reduce the possibility of vehicular congestion within the property. Not having on -site seating may be another opportunity to reduce the amount of time customers remain on the property, further reducing the possibility of congestion. While Mr. Cravalho understands that there may be other locations that provides for additional parking opportunities, it was the location of this particular property in proximity to existing Commercial -zoned lands that led him to believe that a food truck operation could be beneficial for the community, especially given the transitory nature of a food truck operation that does not rely upon permanently constructed improvements. The overall size of the food truck has not yet P.O. BOX 4501, HILO HAWAII 96720 PHONE: (808) 895-3218 EMAIL: DARYN.ARAI@OUTLOOK.COM Ms. Rose Kalaau Ms. Waiola Kalaau Page 2 of 2 November 23, 2021 been finalized, but regardless of the size, Mr. Cravalho will start with only one food truck in order to gauge the operations and ensure proper management of traffic visiting the property. Regarding adequacy of sight distance at the Hoea Road-Akoni Pule Highway intersection, the State Department of Transportation, in its comments on this application, did not express any concerns regarding existing sight distance conditions, but only that the lack of adequate on -site parking could create unwanted parking along the highway which will then create sight distance concerns. The adequacy of sight distance at this intersection were not expressed by the County, which owns and maintains Hoea Road. Starting with only one food truck and working with the Planning Department to provide additional on -site parking, along with efforts by Mr. Cravalho and the food truck vendor to manage clients on proper parking protocols, is a reasonable approach to managing activities on the property in a measured way that will best address these parking and traffic -related concerns. Mr. Cravalho understands the parking and traffic -related concerns that have been raised by yourselves and others in the community, and will continue to look at opportunities to address these concerns, some of which have been articulated in this letter. Again, thank you both for taking the time to reach out to Mr. Cravalho and myself and sharing your thoughts and concerns. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me. With kind regards, Daryn Arai Copy to Mr. Dwayne Cravalho via email September 20, 2021 To: Daryn Aral, Land Use Planning Consultant From: Rose K. IKalaau P.O. Box 534 Honokaa, Hi 96727 808-938-0762 Dear Mr. Dayrn Arai, This letter is to respond to the Notice of Change of Zone Application with the Planning Department application of Dwayne Cravalho, TMK 5-5-009:019 located in Hawi Town, Ka'auhuhu, North Kohala changing from Agricultural land to commercial usage. I have a few issues that I would like to address. Dwayne wants to put two food trucks, picnic tables and chairs, and two port -a -potties. Correct? Are the food trucks permanently stationed there? 11W1111 be large trucks, trailer food trucks into Kohala? There won't be a lot of parking are for both these trucks that drive in with the food trucks or patrons. Has anyone walked this small land parcel? The land Is on the makai side of the Akoni Pule Highway Road (two lanes only) that comes into Kohala. The traffic flows continually throughout the day and night, the influx of cars coming in and out of Kohala. Vehicles trying to park for the lunch trucks would be an accident waiting to happen. This is a blindspot for those who are going to turn at the last minute. Cars, trucks, semi -trucks and delivery trucks driving into town will have to do a sudden stop for those who choose to stop to eat. This really isn't a good area. Mr. Cravalho has several other Kohala land parcels that may be better accessible areas/ locations that would be best to accommodate food trucks and not conflict with the flow of traffic. The Hoea road that turns left towards makai has residents driving up and down daily. This road is also ,used by the County Roads Division and Police to refuel their vehicles, trucks, and machines to start their daily workdays. There are also several farms that workers need to drive down Hoea road daily as well. There are several food truck vendors from Kohala that are set up along the way in town and out towards Ainakea, and several outside truck vendors use the Kohala Hub parking lot and Old Ace Hardware store located across the Kamehameha Park. These areas have a lot of parking space and are not situated right next to the main road that leads into and out of Akoni Pule Highway. Right now all food trucks and restaurants are not doing well financially with Covid. With Dwayne Cravalho's food trucks, tables, chairs, port -a -potties, will it be take-out orders and no seating for patrons? There are tables and chairs on map. Would it be grab and go? That is another issue to question. I thank -you for your time. Qmv- Rose K IKalaau September 20, 2021 To: Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant From: Waiola A. Kalaau P.O. Box 534 Honokaa, Hi 96727 808-557-7807 Dear Mr. Dayrn Arai, This letter is to respond to the Notice of Change of Zone Application with the Planning Department application of Dwayne Cravalho, TMK 5-5-009:019 located in Hawi Town, Ka'auhuhu, North Kohala changing from Agricultural land to commercial usage. I have a few issues that I would like to address. Dwayne wants to put two food trucks, picnic tables and chairs, and two port-a-pottles. Correct? Are the food trucks permanently stationed there? Wfill be large trucks trailer food trucks Into Kohala? There won't be a lot of parking are for both these trucks that drive in with the food trucks or patrons. Has anyone walked this small land parcel? The land is on the makal side of the Akoni Pule Highway Road (two lanes only) that comes into Kohala. The traffic flows continually throughout the day and night, the influx of cars coming in and out of Kohala. Vehicles trying to park for the lunch trucks would be an accident waiting to happen. This is a iblindspot for those who are going to turn at the last minute. Cars, trucks, semi -trucks and delivery trucks driving into town will have to do a sudden stop for those who choose to stop to eat. This really Isn't a good area. Mr. Cravalho has several other Kohala land parcels that may be better accessible areas/ locations that would be best to accommodate food trucks and not conflict with the flow of traffic. The Hoea road that turns left towards makai has residents driving up and down daily. This road is also used by the County Roads Division and Police to refuel their vehicles, trucks, and machines to start their daily workdays. There are also several farms that workers need to drive down Hoea road daily as well. There are several food truck vendors from Kohala that are set up along the way in town and out towards Ainakea, and several outside truck vendors use the Kohala 'Hub parking lot and Old Ace Hardware store located across the Kamehameha Park. These areas have a lot of parking space and are not situated right next to the main road that leads into and out of Akoni Pule Highway. Right now all food trucks and restaurants are not doing well financially with Covid. With Dwayne Cravalho's food trucks, tables, chairs, port-a-pottles, will it be take-out orders and no seating for patrons? There are tables and chairs on map. Would it be grab and go? That is another issue to question. I thank -you for your time. Waiola A. Kalaau