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Home My WebLink AboutCOR-18-120180REEDS BAY RESORT HOTEL, LTD. 175 BANYAN DRIVE H ILO. HAWAII 96720 11,,o1JFir 29 P f ? 11. o ti•l__. 4 _ H`v%AllJ _nail 1 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency County of Hawaii Mr. Brian Delima, Chairperson Members of the Agency Board Mr. Donald T. Inouye, President Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. August 29, 2018 SUBJECT:Request to be on the agenda for the coming agency meeting next month of September to secure a vote of approval for a support letter. Dear Mr. Delima, A meeting was held with our Senator Kahele on 8/22/18 concerning Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. lease which has been delayed since the passage of Act 219 on the 11th day of July, 2011. Since that date the Department of Land and Natural Resources has contended that there is better use for Reeds Bay Hotel property and since then made it a requirement the corporation must wait until the implementation"of the Master Plan. It has now been over three years without a lease for Reeds Bay Hotel. During the meeting the assertion was that since the approval of"Tomorrow, Land Use Scenario 2" there should no longer be a reason for delay by DLNR on the issuance of a new lease to Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. It is therefore requested that the BDHRA offer their support by way of a letter to DLNR for Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd.for the corporation's pending request for a new lease which has not been answered for over 12 months. It is therefor request to be on the agenda for the September agency meeting. Respectfully Submitted, Donald T. Inouye End: (1) Seeking release of order 2) Rescinding of order(8/2/18) 3) Mistake adv 8/24?/18 120180 REEDS BAY RESORT HOTEL, LTD. Banyan Drive (office) Hilo, Hawaii 96720 808) 934 7277 June 27, 2018 Hand delivery Mr. David Yamamoto, Building Chief Build Division,Department of Public Works Hilo, Hawaii Mr. Donald T. Inouye, President Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. Hilo, Hawaii Subject: Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. is seeking the release of the"Notice of Order". Dear Mr.Yamamoto, Reeds Bay Resort Hotel, Ltd. (RBRHL) has been responsibly working on the over 80 cited Building and Fire Department violations toward each becoming compliant. This has been a very challenging and very demanding circumstance for the corporation because many violations have been inherited. RBRHL has tackled the many violations in a positive respectful way while hopefully looking toward a new lease, even while having to fund the expenses necessary for compliance. Please review the attached report which indicates the status of each violation. The report indicates what the total distributed expenses are to date, plus what the estimated cost for the"permits filed" items will become at a later date.' RBRHL will continue to work with the building department to insure full compliance of all violations. The two most unanticipated details in dealing with all the violations are (#1)the financial cost and (#2)the time expended (10 months). The cost to RBRHL to date is$144,711. This is an average monthly expense of$14,471 over the last ten (10) months. The breakdown of the expenditures for the Building Department$70,485, Fire Department$22,020,and other necessary direct cost of$52,206. There will also be the additional cost of$80,660 in future expense,this is the estimated expenditure to accomplish the follow-up work required on all the "permits filed". The cost anticipated to be paid out by the corporation in compliance with all the violations will finally be a total of$225,371. DLNR's answer is yet to be received after ten (10) months to our latest (8/21/17) lease proposal request to do a complete upgrade in improvements in the amount of$2,200,000. The corporation has over the years submitted timely lease proposal requests and all qualified per State Statues. However, with all the political input, even the newspaper headlines 2/5/16 of"HOTEL AREA BLIGHTED" and with a Master Plan"being developed for the area by the BDHRA, a new lease for RBRHL has been pushed aside for almost five years. It is anyone's guess as to when a new lease could be foreseeable in the future. DLNR staff must come to an understanding that RBRHL is here to stay and that the corporation's two(2) buildings will not be demolished as proposed in a recent study. A copy of RBRHL latest lease request proposal to DLNR dated 8/21/2017 cited above is attached for your perusing. Therefore,this corporation respectfully request that the "Notice of Order" be discharged. It is also requested that any costly violation items remaining that are non-hazardous be granted a deferment until the status for a new lease for this corporation has been determine. The following informative material by number sequence is submitted in further support of this request. e BUILDING DIVISION•DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 7,Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 808)961-8331,Fax(868)961-8410 a—=_ : 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway,Building E,Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 (808)327-3520,Fax(808)327-3509 August 2,2018 CERTIFIED MAIL 7016 0600 000 8084 3942 Donald T.Inouye ' Reeds Bay Resort Hotel,LTD. 175 Banyan Drive Hilo,Hi 96720 Re: Rescinding Order 175 Banyan Drive Hilo,Hi 96720 Tax Map Key(3)2-1-005:022 Dear Mr.Inouye: Due to your immediate and continued attention and efforts to correct the violations listed in , the August 14,2017 Notice ofViolation,Department of Public Works-Building Division DPWBLDG")is rescinding the March 8,2018 Order,copy attached. The Notice of Violation remains in effect until all violations have been completed,inspected,and in compliance with the Hawaii County Code. Further,you must notify DPW-BLDG ifand when you receive a long term lease from the State. If continued efforts are not made to correct violations and/or you do not notify DPW-BLDG if and when you receive a long term lease from the State an Order will be issued that may impose administrative and/or civil fines and/or referral to the appropriate legal authorities for action. Thank you for your cooperation and diligence in addressing this matter. Should you have any questions on this matter,please contact us at 961-8331. Respectfully, David Yamamo o,P.E.B ' 'ig Chief cc: Allan Simeon,Director ofPublic Works Merrick Nishimoto, Deputy Director of Public Works Malia Hall,Deputy Corporation Counsel Jai Ho Cheng,Deputy Building Chief End:Order County ofHawaii is an Equal OpportunityProvider and Employer Iv 1' rte ,a e . I-u .PUBLIC HEARING NOTICR. COUNTYOF HAWAII'``=..--':'.',` ,:w;r :,. RICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:of hearings 6 be held by theBoard of Appeals ofthe r mnty of Hawaii inaccordance with the provisions of Section 6-92of the Charter the Countyof Hawaii andthe Board's Rules ofPracticeand Procedure.-,,s, DATE ..-Friday,September 14,2018.?. ;,.;:,'.,;-::-.R PLACE,'.-:,''CountyofHawaii;Aupuni CenterContrenceRoom`, a 101Peuah'St.,Nilo,NI.96720',-.'_:-:;.,: :_'`_. tiATQfTSFROMTHEPUBLICFORNEMSONTHEAGEIUI ;: L,' v ;s',LdBUSINESS n1.-HAXAIAU POINT PRESERVATIONASSOCIATION(BOA 1S-800187)4'=. .' Finding ofFacts,Conclusions oftaw,Decision and Orderfor Appeal of Planning Director Determination.Regarding"Special:Management Area;Anne:.Permit SPAM-17400378) Dated:December'27„2017. location:'.29-2306 Old rMamaiahoaHwy.,'Hakalau,Nemeth,*HITMX:2-9-002:079&g-9-0O2:O81::;` 2.'HILOPROJECT,LLC&SCOTTWATSON(BOA27400177):',4„:;.” ', Appeal of Planning Director's,Notice•of Violation and Order(7GV 2017456E) Dated n:`- .' _ .,; .v4 .-.;., `..,,,.. :';