12-13-2013, 08:45 AM
All the 130/11 lands are Shipman ag, except for the industrial subdivision (commercial but no water).
There's a recurring pattern here: every potential project seems to have at least one impossible hurdle (zoning, power, water, "proper" road access), except for the occasional "blessed" project (HMSA Keaau, KTA Pahoa).
I would have slightly more respect for a system that plainly indicates which things are "blessed" ... but part of that "barrier to entry" is forcing people to figure it out as they go along. Maybe it really is transparent if you're spending $1M:
Costco: "Where will you let us build this?"
County: "How about that new industrial park near Kona?"
Costco: "We were actually thinking east side, somewhere outside of Hilo."
County: "You're welcome to apply for permits... but there might be problems with that."
Costco: "Kona it is then!"
There's a recurring pattern here: every potential project seems to have at least one impossible hurdle (zoning, power, water, "proper" road access), except for the occasional "blessed" project (HMSA Keaau, KTA Pahoa).
I would have slightly more respect for a system that plainly indicates which things are "blessed" ... but part of that "barrier to entry" is forcing people to figure it out as they go along. Maybe it really is transparent if you're spending $1M:
Costco: "Where will you let us build this?"
County: "How about that new industrial park near Kona?"
Costco: "We were actually thinking east side, somewhere outside of Hilo."
County: "You're welcome to apply for permits... but there might be problems with that."
Costco: "Kona it is then!"