HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPP-21-000227 9.15.2021 T. ESTRADA TESTIMONY LATEMori, Ashley
From: TKE <tke96720@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 9:31 AM
To: LPCtestimony
Subject: Special Use Permit SPP -21-227
Attachments: specialusepermitkonaaerials.pdf
I'm writing to you on my own behalf and as a member of the Kailua-Kona community to express
my support for Special Permit No. 21-000227, submitted by Kona Aerials Gymnastic Team Inc.
requesting to permit the operation of a youth gymnastic and sport fitness facility on Hualalai Road
in Kailua-Kona.
Attached is the full letter.
Thank you!
Thad Estrada
Manager
Kona Used Cars
808.769.9304
Thad K. Estrada
P.{).Box 85S
Captain Cook, H|967O4
September 15, 2021
County of Hawali
Leeward Planning Commisson
101 Pauahi Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Mr. Chair Vitousek and Members of the Leeward Planning Commission:
I'm writing to you on my own behalf and as a member of the Kailua-Kona community to express my
support for Special Permit No. 21-000227, submitted by Kona Aerials Gymnastic Team Inc. requesting to
permit the operation of a youth gymnastic and sport fitness facility on Hualalai Road in Kailua-Kona.
Kona Aerials Gymnastics Inc. (KAG) is a non-profit organization that has served West Hawaii athletes for
decades and is the only gymnastics training facility in Kailua-Kona. Their programs offer Big island youth
the opportunity to participate in an array of activities designed to advance physical and emotional skills
as welt as promote leadership skills, self-confidence, teamwork, and physical coordination. The
proposed Special Permit will allow KAG to continue to provide a vital space for athletes and youth to
train and further develop their skills, potentially enabling some participants to compete nationally and
seek coliege scholarship opportunities.
In addition to providing a healthy, fun and enriching environment for our keiki, KAG, through their
partnership with Nakuwana Foundation, another Hawaii Nonprofit Corporation, the facility also provides
adult fitness, strength and conditioning facilities to the community. The combined services offered by
these two nonprofits promote a consistent, healthy and active lifestyle for community members of all
ages while providing a positive source of much needed recreational activity to West Hawaii.
I ask that you please vote to approve Special Permit No. 21-000227 so that our community can continue
to enjoy the many benefits that Kona Aerials Gymnastics and the Nakuwana Foundation provide.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this testirnony in support of this application.
Sincerely,
ad K. Estrada
Manager
Kona Used Cars
thadPkonamsed.conn
808.769.9304