2024-11-21 Written Testimony Pacific Rim Land Inc.

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l c v UhKii PACIFIC RIM LAND INC, November 19, 2024 ,a ► t1 sits by ett 14 a... Mr. Zendo Kern, Director ••rok Planning Department COUNTY OF HAWAII 101 Pauahi Street Hilo, HI 96720 Subject: General Plan Update Request Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 6-8-001: 066 Dear Mr. Kern and Members of the Leeward Planning Commission, I am writing to request the County's consideration of designating TMK: 6-8-001:066 as Heavy Industrial (HI) in the County of Hawaii General Plan Update 2045. In April 2019, a letter was submitted on behalf of the landowners (WQJ2008 Investment, LLC and Ukumehame Quarry Limited Partner, "Owners"), requesting that the property identified by TMK: 6-8-001:066 would be re- designated on the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide ("LUPAG") map from Urban Expansion to Industrial. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit A. This letter is to reconfirm the desire that the property should be designated HI on the LUPAG map in the County of Hawaii General Plan Update 2045, see Figure 1. The subject property, consisting of 245+ acres, is situated on the south or Kona side of Waikoloa Road, midway between Waikoloa Village and the Queen Ka ahumanu Highway in Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai'i. Currently, the site has a quarry, asphalt batch plant with related activities and a base yard. These uses operate with special permits described below, see Exhibit B and C. The reasons justifying this request are: a. From a land use perspective, the entire 245+ acre property has already been committed to industrial activities for an extended period of time. On January 19, 1993, the State Land Use Commission ("LUC") approved Special Permit (SPP 833) request to operate a quarry and related activities on approximately 219.99 acres of land. On February 26, 2016, the LUC extended the life of the permit as well as allowed other industrial uses to December 31, 2043. 1300 N. Holopono Street, Suite 201 •P.O. Box 220• Kihei, HI 96753 • 808-874-5263