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Home My WebLink AboutPL-REZ-2022-000033 P. MEATOGA III, HAWAII OPERATING ENGINEERS INDUSTRY STABILIZATION FUND TESTIMONY 12.7.2022 Araujo, Jaclyn From: Pane Meatoga, III <pane@hoeisf.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 3:48 PM To: LPCtestimony Cc: Brandon Ili; Wayne Perrin, Jr. Subject: Amendments to Ordinance No. 02 131 Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ-2022-000033. Applicant: Kona Three LLC. Attachments: 2022-12-06 - HiCC-LeePC - Perrin.pdf, 2022-12-06 - HiCC- LeePC- Support- Pane.pdf Aloha, Please find attached to this email our organizations testimony in support of the time extension for the Royal Vista project. This agenda item will be heard by the Leeward Planning commission meeting next week. My colleague, Wayne Perrin will be attending the meeting in person, and I would like to attend the planning commission event virtually via zoom. Please send me the zoom link at your earliest convenience. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Mahalo, Pane Meatoga III Community Liaison Hawaii Operating Engineer Industry Stabilization Fund 2181 Lauwiliwili Street,Kapolei,Hawaii 96707 PH:808-845-6221 1 FAX:808-682-5787 1 A Hawaii Operating Engineers LOCALCIS3 Industry Stabilization Fund 2181 Lauwiliwili Street S T A B i L I Z A - 1 0 1"] Kapolei, HI 96707 Phone: (808) 845-6221 Website: www.hoeisf.com December 6, 2022 Honorable, Michael Vitousek, Leeward Planning Commission, Chair Honorable Members of the Hawaii County Leeward Planning Commission RE: Amendments to Ordinance No. 02 131 Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ- 2022-000033. Applicant: Kona Chair Vitousek and members: My name is Pane Meatoga III, and I am the Community Liaison for the Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund (HOEISF). We are a labor management fund representing 3000 unionized members in heavy engineering site work and 500 general contractors specializing in heavy site and vertical construction. HOEISF supports the amendments to Ordinance No. 02 131, Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ-2022-000033. The proposed Royal Vistas multiple-family project is a part of the larger Kona Vistas community that was originally approved in 1984 by both the State Land Use Commission and the Hawai'i County Council. The past 38 years has seen the completion of the 215-lot Kona Vistas single-family residential subdivision targeting the upper-income market. Now its time to focus on providing more affordable housing opportunities for many in the actively working segment of our community. The past 3 years have seen historical levels of inflation, especially in the real estate market, pricing out many local families. The proposed Royal Vistas community will give hundreds of local families that opportunity to live and prosper within a growing urban community that has seen most existing housing units priced well beyond their means. Finding an affordable place to live in the Kailua-Kona area is next to impossible. Many of us who work in the North Kona area reside in the outlying communities of South Kohala, South Kona, and Ka'u. Many also make the daily trek from the east side of the island. All of these commuters add to the overall congestion along North Kona's arterials. The most practical solution is to provide affordable housing opportunities where people work, thereby reducing the number of residents having to make the long commutes. HOEISF sincerely asks that the commission allow Kona Three LLC the additional time they need to complete the urgently needed Royal Vistas housing project. Sincerely, Pane Meatoga III Community Liaison Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund r � ► Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund LOCALCT * 2181 apolei, HI Street Kapolei, HI 96707 S T A B I E R A T I O N Phone: (808) 845-6221 Website: www.hoeisf.com December 6, 2022 Honorable, Michael Vitousek, Leeward Planning Commission, Chair Honorable Members of the Hawaii County Leeward Planning Commission RE: Amendments to Ordinance No. 02 131 Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ- 2022-000033. Applicant: Kona Chair Vitousek and members: My name is Wayne Perrin Jr., and I am the Big Island Representative for Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund (HOEISF). We are a labor management fund representing 3000 unionized members in heavy engineering site work and 500 general contractors specializing in heavy site and vertical construction. HOEISF supports the amendments to Ordinance No. 02 131, Change of Zone Amendment Application No. PL-REZ-2022-000033. The proposed Royal Vistas multiple-family project is a part of the larger Kona Vistas community that was originally approved in 1984 by both the State Land Use Commission and the Hawai'i County Council. The past 38 years has seen the completion of the 215-lot Kona Vistas single- family residential subdivision targeting the upper-income market. Now its time to focus on providing more affordable housing opportunities for many in the actively working segment of our community. The 450-unit Royal Vistas project will offer both fee and rental opportunities for the mid- market group of residents, which include the workforce gap group represented by people like me, with incomes too high to qualify for subsidized affordable housing and too low to afford market-rate homes. We need to support projects that provides more-affordable housing opportunities for residents, and we need it now! HOEISF sincerely asks that the commission allow Kona Three LLC the additional time they need to complete the urgently needed Royal Vistas housing project. Sincerely, Wayne Perrin Jr. Big Island Representative Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund UNITED OUR STRENGTHS AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER TOMORROW