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To: Leeward Planning Commission <br /> From: Kathryn Swiderski <br /> Re: LPC meeting 11/21/24 HICDC subdivision application <br /> Submitted: 11/18/24 to LPCtestimony(i�hawaiicounty.,aov <br /> Dear Commissioners, <br /> For the upcoming November 21st LPC meeting, I write to comment on item 4 in <br /> New Business concerning Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation <br /> (HICDC) (PL-REZ-2024-000066). <br /> I am a Waimea resident and member of Waimea Trails and Greenways, which has <br /> advocated for Ke Ala Kahawai o Waimea (The Streamside Trail of Waimea) since <br /> 1994. Waimea Trails & Greenways is working hard to extend the Streamside Trail <br /> from Waimea to the Kohala Coast, where it will link up to Ke Ala Kahakai <br /> (shoreline trail) in the vicinity where Waiulaula Stream meets the coastline. The <br /> extended streamside trail will offer important benefits to local residents including <br /> land stewardship and stream protection, transportation and recreation alternatives, <br /> and healthy lifestyle options. <br /> Because this is a streamside trail and the streams from Waimea run through the <br /> land that HICDC is proposing to develop, I would like the LPC to make sure land <br /> is specifically made available for this County trail, following the stream and <br /> extending to the coast. I request that any subdivision approval include provisions <br /> for extending the trail and ensuring public access to it. <br /> Thank you, <br /> Kathryn Swiderski <br />