04-25-2012, 07:41 PM
Sorry about the delay with a response but in addition to our regular busy lives and volunteer work maintaining our community services we are also having to respond to a very hostile Planning Director.
While we are certainly open to the new technology industrial arts that Greg describes above, our proposal comes from a group of professional artists who live in our neighborhood who want to share their skills with community members. They are highly respected and extremely qualified local artists including Garry Hoffeld - cabinet making and fine woodworking, Daniel Moe - glass blowing and sculpturing, Greg Rodin Paul - metal sculpturing.
They have plans to create an artists collective that will teach students from HAAS school as well as adults from our community. The industrial arts center location will be on land we are hoping to lease from the DLNR which will enable it to be far from any Seaview residences and buffered by Bellyacres and a forested kipuka.
Regarding violations, please keep in mind that SPACE is one of many community groups island wide that provide facilities and programs for the benefit of neighbors in an effort to promote community. We do this as a service and not for profit. SPACE and Kalani Honua are the only two community groups that have actually applied for Special Permits in an effort to operate in compliance. Obtaining permits is seen by many other groups as intimidating and a handicap since it makes us susceptible to much greater scrutiny. Both Kalani and SPACE have been cited for violations and have learned that the Special Permit process was created to regulate business developments and is simply not designed to accomodate the needs of growing communities. Our position is that Hawaii Island would benefit tremendously if we had a system more appropriate for supporting grass roots community groups providing services that the County is unable to. This is the goal we are working towards and we have the support of a very large number of residents. So far we have not had a single monkey sign a testimonial or offer to attend the May 3rd Commission meeting. And if Mr Orts knew me better he would know that l am a juggler and not a puppeteer.
While we are certainly open to the new technology industrial arts that Greg describes above, our proposal comes from a group of professional artists who live in our neighborhood who want to share their skills with community members. They are highly respected and extremely qualified local artists including Garry Hoffeld - cabinet making and fine woodworking, Daniel Moe - glass blowing and sculpturing, Greg Rodin Paul - metal sculpturing.
They have plans to create an artists collective that will teach students from HAAS school as well as adults from our community. The industrial arts center location will be on land we are hoping to lease from the DLNR which will enable it to be far from any Seaview residences and buffered by Bellyacres and a forested kipuka.
Regarding violations, please keep in mind that SPACE is one of many community groups island wide that provide facilities and programs for the benefit of neighbors in an effort to promote community. We do this as a service and not for profit. SPACE and Kalani Honua are the only two community groups that have actually applied for Special Permits in an effort to operate in compliance. Obtaining permits is seen by many other groups as intimidating and a handicap since it makes us susceptible to much greater scrutiny. Both Kalani and SPACE have been cited for violations and have learned that the Special Permit process was created to regulate business developments and is simply not designed to accomodate the needs of growing communities. Our position is that Hawaii Island would benefit tremendously if we had a system more appropriate for supporting grass roots community groups providing services that the County is unable to. This is the goal we are working towards and we have the support of a very large number of residents. So far we have not had a single monkey sign a testimonial or offer to attend the May 3rd Commission meeting. And if Mr Orts knew me better he would know that l am a juggler and not a puppeteer.