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From: iames moraan <br /> To: W PCtesti mono <br /> Subject: Rezoning Of Volcano Lot to CV-20 <br /> Date: Tuesday, September 2,2025 11:43:58 AM <br /> Dear Hawai'i County Windward Planning Commission, <br /> As the President of the Volcano Community Association, I am writing to expresses the <br /> interests of the community as shared with the Board. <br /> I have been in service to the Volcano Community on the VCA BOD over the last 4 years, and <br /> have listened to everything from general gripes to sincere concerns from our Volcano <br /> Residents. Of which, the one concern and biggest value of the Community, seems to be the pin <br /> to pin clearing of the native forest in residential lots; as well as unregulated, unsightly, or <br /> overly destructive future developments of the Village. <br /> This concern largely stems from the community members' social identity, "sense of place" <br /> and love/reverence for the forest they have chosen to live within, with their desire to preserve <br /> the aesthetic. <br /> Volcano region is inherently a unique area of native high elevation ecosystems, leading into to <br /> the attractive tourism of the park; The Village is a microcosm that allows tourism of the"Park <br /> Experience" continued inside the village, and as such, is an aspect of Volcano's social/ <br /> economic stability. <br /> Inherently, growth and development are bound to happen. Without a design plan <br /> or regulation to ensure the aesthetic of the Volcano Village is maintained, I feel this exception <br /> is not well placed. <br /> (There is, however, a Volcano Community Plan drafted by the VCA, that works to bridge <br /> these community/infrastructure gaps, as previously expressed by the community. This is <br /> currently in process for review and critique, of our County Council and Community <br /> Stakeholders.) <br /> So far, the only correspondence of this change in The Village has been from concerned <br /> residents and have yet to receive any outreach from the applicant or otherwise, in a measure of <br /> "good faith" in the community. <br /> Therefore, I cannot support the proposed changes in the Village. <br /> I oppose: <br /> Rezoning Request to CV-20 (Commercial, Village — 20,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) <br /> PL-REZ-2025-000083 <br /> Applicant: William Cox Morris <br /> TMK: (3) 1-9-005:006 (portion) <br /> Respectfully, <br />