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