HomeMy WebLinkAboutREZ-21-000248 K. KRANZ & J. HUTCHINGS TESTIMONY 12.9.2021Mori, Ashley
From: kristi kranz <kranzsilk@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 8:19 AM
To: LPCtestimony
Subject: Proposed Food Truck Rezoning App on Hoea Road, Hawi
Aloha, this is in regards to the application for zoning change for 55-497 Hoea Road, Hawi HI
96719. My husband and I are residents of Hawi and have lived on Hoea Road since 1999.
We are NOT IN FAVOR of this zoning change, and have a number of reasons why.
We are a rural neighborhood. There are already traffic issues at this intersection of Hoea and
Akoni Pule Hwy, we will only have more issues with the introduction of a commercial food truck
business, with Porta-Potties, dining table, parking, foot traffic as well as vehicle traffic. This is a
remnant lot, I don't believe it is even large enough to be re -zoned to commercial, not to mention
the food trucks and everything that goes with it.
Mr Cravalho is NOT a good steward of the land parcels he has already purchased here in Kohala,
and has come very close to extorting and antagonizing his neighbors to get his way.
We used to have a beautful Welcome to Kohala area, but since he bought it, he's fenced it off, let
the trees die, let the weeds go wild and it saddens me every day that visitors and residents alike
are affronted with his neglect every day. I don't expect his attitude will improve if granted a re-
zoning permit.
His idea of putting a food truck, tables and port -a -potties at the entrance to our beloved Kohala
is maddening and totally without vision, except for his own pocketbook. But, it will affect all of
the residents on Hoea road adversely.
We have read Mr Endresons and The Resource Centers objections to this re -zoning application
and we agree with all of their objections.
There is mention of streetlights, traffic lights, sidewalks and other infrastructure that would be
required of Mr Cravalho to implement for this kind of operation, and I see that he is not willing to
do any of it. Which is good, we DONT want any of that, but it is also typical of Mr Cravalho to
shirk responsibility and still demand his needs be fulfilled.
Please do not grant this zoning change. This is not the right place for the business he wants, and
I'm sure you will find that the community does not support it either.
Mahalo, Kristi Kranz and Jack Hutchings
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