HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-05-12 PL-SPP-2024-000075 Opposition Testimony from Noelle LindenmannFrom:Noelle Lindenmann
To:Planning WPC Testimony
Subject:testimony regarding PL-SPP-2024-000075
Date:Tuesday, May 12, 2026 6:55:01 PM
Aloha Windward Planning Commission:
I am writing in strong opposition to the special
permit application by Teppy Mountain LLC (PL-SPP-2024-000075) to host an annual
multi-day festival on agricultural land in Papaikou. Agricultural land in Hawaii is a limited and precious resource. Approving this
permit would set a dangerous precedent for the conversion of ag land across Hawaii Island.
The applicant has already held this event several times without a permit, accumulated
over $34,000 in fines, and is currently appealing those fines while simultaneously
seeking this permit. This pattern of disregard for county rules does not inspire confidence
that permit conditions will be respected going forward.
I also urge the commission to scrutinize the
application’s designation of only 14.7 acres for festival use on a 1,400-acre property. This
appears designed specifically to stay just under the 15-acre threshold for a higher level
of review, and does not reflect the true scale and impact of this proposal.
Our rural communities, our farming families,
and our agricultural lands deserve protection. I respectfully urge the commission to deny this
application.
Mahalo for your consideration.Noelle Lindenmann
Kailua-Kona, district 7