HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-03-25 PL-CCI-2026-000013, 014, & 015 Bryan Rupp Opposition TestimonySubject: Subject: Oppose / Continue Bills 124, 125, and 126 affecting Pāhoa Village
From: Bryan Rupp
To: Planning WPC Testimony
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 4:31:05 AM
Aloha Chair and Commissioners, I strongly urge you to defer and
not advance Bills 124, 125, and 126 unless and until the County
provides a full public analysis of the impacts on existing Pāhoa
residents, property owners, and businesses.
These bills would change zoning in Pāhoa Village to Downtown
Pāhoa Commercial, update the Pahoa Village Design District, and
establish new development standards for the DPC district. Before
any recommendation is made, the public deserves clear answers
on:
Which existing residential properties
would be affected;
Whether existing homes become nonconforming;
Whether homes damaged by fire or storm may be rebuilt as
residences;
The exact changes to permitted uses, building height, and
yards/setbacks;
Expected impacts on assessed value, taxes, rents, traffic, drainage,
parking, and infrastructure;
How these changes protect the historic character and livability of
Pahoa rather than accelerating speculative
redevelopment.
Pāhoa is not just vacant land on a map.
It is a living historic town. A zoning overhaul of this scale should not
move forward without a parcel-level impact review and meaningful
community process.
For these reasons, I ask you to continue Bills 124, 125, and 126 until
the County releases complete impact information and holds
additional community outreach focused specifically on affected
Pāhoa residents and businesses.
Mahalo,
Bryan Rupp
Pāhoa resident