HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-06-15 Joyce Lilly Support TestimonyFrom:Pipanconsulting
To:Planning LPC Testimony
Cc:Kay, Christian
Subject:Support Testimony for LPC items 6 & 7 Waikoloa Green LLC
Date:Monday, June 15, 2026 7:00:35 AM
Attachments:Joyce Lilly - Support for Waikoloa Green.pdfRobert and Joyce Aton - Support for Waikoloa Green.pdfAugustin Kealii Lilly - Support for Waikoloa Green.pdfNapahu Lilly - Support for Waikoloa Green.pdfSamson Kamekona Lyau Support for Waikoloa Green.pdf
Aloha,
Please see attached support testimony for Waikoloa Green LLC PL-SLU-2026-000016 and
PL-REZ-2026-000096.
Best,
John Pipan
President
Pipan Consulting LLC
Office:(808)333-3391
Cell:(808)430-1441
Joyce Ama Lilly
29-248 Chin Chuck Road
Hakalau, HI 96710
June 12, 2026
Re: Letter of Support — Waikoloa Green (Change of Zone and Special Use Applications)
Dear Chairman Au and Members of the Leeward Planning Commission,
My name is ʻAma Lilly and I am a middle school math teacher at Kanu O Ka ʻĀina Public Charter School in
Waimea. I need help with affordable housing in Waikoloa. This would really help my family stop struggling.
I contribute greatly to my community by helping native Hawaiian students improve their math skills in ways
that develop their native Hawaiian identity through Hawaiian Culture-Based Educational strategies, a key
element in moving the achievement needle in the right direction for my employer.
My partner and I live on a farm in Hakalau because our rent is reduced in exchange for helping to mow the
owner’s 11 acres of the farm. It is a burdensome drain on out time to mow in order to afford rent. At this
time, we do not have a solution for how to afford living in the area we work as the rent amounts are WAY
too high to afford.
Waikoloa Green offers a real solution. Four hundred attainable rental homes, built within a commuting
distance to my place of work, designed for the workforce that makes this community run. That is not a
small thing. That is a meaningful change in the right direction for me and my family of native Hawaiian
ancestry. This is huge.
I’m especially interested in their idea of family farm lots and food hub that will give local families a path to
grow food and build a livelihood on land that has sat idle for too long. I have my BA in agriculture and I
know how to utilize this opportunity for the betterment of my community, my partner’s business, and for
the health of my family.
I urge the Commission to approve Waikoloa Green. I need affordable housing and I need food security. I
just need help from good leadership willing to serve our community in ways that make sense. Please vote
to approve this Change of Zone.
Mahalo for your time and for your service to our community,
Joyce Lilly
Teacher, Kanu O Ka ʻĀina Public Charter School