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From: Jayne Kerns <jkerns@dereusarchitects.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:38 AM
To: Planning Internet Mail
Cc: john@metzlercontracting.com; Mark de Reus
Subject: Support for Pu'ukapu
Attachments: 230308 MdR Letter of Support for Pu'ukapu.pdf
Aloha,
Please see the attached letter of support for this project from Mark de Reus.
Mahalo,
Jayne
Jayne Kerns
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
DE REUS
SUN VALLEY 1 HAWAII 1 MAUI
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DE REUS
SUN VALLEY HAWAI'I MAUI
March 8, 2023
Leeward Planning Commission
Hawaii County Planning Department
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 3
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Via Email: Planning@hawaiicounty.gov
RE: Ka'upulehu Land LLC — Subdivision of Lot 11-A, Pu'ukapu Homesteads 1st Series Kamuela, District of South
Kohala TMK: (3) 6-4-024:027
To Whom It May Concern:
As a business owner in Waimea for the last 17 years, I am writing to voice my support for Ka'upulehu Land LLC's
proposed subdivision of their 5+ acre property at Pu'ukapu Homesteads in Waimea. I have known John Metzler,
the owner of this property, for many years and I am familiar with the projects he has built over his 50+ years of
doing business on the island. Suffice it to say that he has high standards of quality and craftsmanship, and likes to
do things right. I am comfortable this subdivision is well planned and designed to fit the urgent needs of the
community.
By any standard of measure, young people in Hawaii are faced with a serious shortage of housing options, and
many would like to have the ability to contribute to the community by providing agricultural products at the many
wholesale and retail outlets in the area.
This subdivision is perfectly situated to convert under -used pasture land into affordable housing options for our
young families, while offering enough space for a range of intensive agricultural activities — it's clearly a win-win
scenario.
Additionally, we understand any new homes will be designed and built to honor the upcountry traditional
character befitting Waimea.
Mahalo,
Mark de Reus
President
de Reus Architects, Inc.
SUN VALLEY 171 East 2"d Street, Ketchum, Idaho 83340 (208) 928-7750
HAWAI'I 65-1291 Kawaihae Road, Suite 105, Kamuela, Hawai'i 96743 (808) 885-6222
MAUI 10 Wailea Gateway Place, B105, Kihei, Maui, Hawai'i 96753 (808) 666-5389
www.dereusarchitects.com
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