HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2019-04- NKCDP Pololu State Legislature DraftHarry Kim
Mayor
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
West Hawaii Office
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone (808) 323-4770
Fax (808) 327-3563
January 2019
County of Hawaii
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Mr. Michael Yee, Planning Director
Planning Department
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo, HI 96720
Comm. No. 2019-04
Michael Yee
Director
Duane Kamtha
Deputy Director
East Hawaii Office
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288
Fax (808) 961-8742
SUBJECT: Request to forward Letter of Support to the State Legislature for CIP
improvements to Pololu Valley.
Aloha Director Yee,
The North Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee respectfully requests
that this letter be forwarded to the State Legislature in support of the 2019 DLNR/DOFAW
Capital Improvement Project for Pololu Valley lookout improvements.
The Pololu Valley lookout area suffers from heavy visitor traffic and overcrowding that is
negatively impacting local residents, property owners, and threatening the environmental quality
of the area. The North Kohala community group for Parks, Water, and Roads has worked
extensively with the community and property owners to resolve the issue and has been providing
regular progress updates to the North Kohala CDP Action Committee. A recent proposal to
develop an offsite parking area with restrooms has gained community support and is up for
consideration as a DLNR CIP project Bill 9 for the 2019 legislative session.
The North Kohala CDP Action Committee supports this improvement project to resolve the
ongoing negative impacts of traffic congestion, park user sanitation issues, inadvertent
trespassing, and to protect the area from further environmental degradation.
We appreciate the opportunity to advocate that the State Legislature prioritize this DLNR CIP
project to preserve a valuable natural and cultural resource to our community and state.
Sincerely,
Steve Hoffman,
Chair, North Kohala CDP Action Committee
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