02-04-2007, 07:33 AM
This issue (Bills 220 & 221) comes up for a vote again this Wednesday (corrected), Feb. 7th. which create the first commercial zoning on Hwy. 130. It will be held in Kona without video feed to Hilo.
This legal precedent could pave the way for strip malls on the highway. Commercial development on Hwy. 130 would threaten every Pahoa business.
This is not a Special Use Permit.
I personally spoke with Dominic Yagong and J. Yoshimoto this past week and found them fence sitting. They clearly understand the implications of this rezoning and are weighing that against, I would say, not respecting Emily Naeole's emotional appeals as the newly elected rep for Puna. Dominic especially appears to be leaning against this rezone.
Public input can sway them.
So especially tell council members Yagong and Yohimoto to
vote NO on Bill 220 and Bill 221.
Here are their email addresses and phone numbers:
J. Yosimoto <jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us>
(808) 961-8225
Dominic Yagong <dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us>
(808) 961-8264
While the Puna Community Development Plan is in progress it is inappropriate for such rezoning applications to be approved. Community input, via the CDP is to maintain the rural character of Puna. One commercial development, benign as it may seem, will lead to another. Do we want strip malls, car lots, bars and neon lights on our primary road way? Do we want mainland style development? What about traffic safety?
Bill 220 (2004-2006): Amends the State Land Use Boundaries Maps for the County of Hawai‘i by Changing the District Classification from the Agricultural to the Urban District at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawai‘i, Covered by Tax Map Key 1-5-7:53 (approx. 3.317 acres). {Timothy Lynn Gardner, Applicant.} Re: Comm. 680 Intr. by: Mr. Pilago Approve: PC-4
Bill 221 (Draft 2) (2004-2006): Amends Section 25-8-26 (Pahoa Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), by Changing the District Classification from Agricultural (A-1a) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-1a) at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawai‘i, Covered by Tax Map Key 1-5-7:53 (approx. 3.317 acres). {Timothy Lynn Gardner, Applicant.} Re: Comm. 680.1 Intr. by: Mr. Safarik (B/R) Approve: PC-5
How to submit testimony to council consideration:
(from the county web site)
Submitting Testimony: Those persons wishing to testify in person must register with the Council/Clerk’s staff.
Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony should bring seventeen (17) copies of the testimony for distribution at the meeting.
Those persons unable to testify in person may submit testimony
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720,
(2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912, or
(3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Please submit a separate testimony for each item.
For testimonies submitted by e-mail or fax, copies will be made and distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. In any case, both oral and written testimony will be considered public record.
This legal precedent could pave the way for strip malls on the highway. Commercial development on Hwy. 130 would threaten every Pahoa business.
This is not a Special Use Permit.
I personally spoke with Dominic Yagong and J. Yoshimoto this past week and found them fence sitting. They clearly understand the implications of this rezoning and are weighing that against, I would say, not respecting Emily Naeole's emotional appeals as the newly elected rep for Puna. Dominic especially appears to be leaning against this rezone.
Public input can sway them.
So especially tell council members Yagong and Yohimoto to
vote NO on Bill 220 and Bill 221.
Here are their email addresses and phone numbers:
J. Yosimoto <jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us>
(808) 961-8225
Dominic Yagong <dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us>
(808) 961-8264
While the Puna Community Development Plan is in progress it is inappropriate for such rezoning applications to be approved. Community input, via the CDP is to maintain the rural character of Puna. One commercial development, benign as it may seem, will lead to another. Do we want strip malls, car lots, bars and neon lights on our primary road way? Do we want mainland style development? What about traffic safety?
Bill 220 (2004-2006): Amends the State Land Use Boundaries Maps for the County of Hawai‘i by Changing the District Classification from the Agricultural to the Urban District at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawai‘i, Covered by Tax Map Key 1-5-7:53 (approx. 3.317 acres). {Timothy Lynn Gardner, Applicant.} Re: Comm. 680 Intr. by: Mr. Pilago Approve: PC-4
Bill 221 (Draft 2) (2004-2006): Amends Section 25-8-26 (Pahoa Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), by Changing the District Classification from Agricultural (A-1a) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-1a) at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawai‘i, Covered by Tax Map Key 1-5-7:53 (approx. 3.317 acres). {Timothy Lynn Gardner, Applicant.} Re: Comm. 680.1 Intr. by: Mr. Safarik (B/R) Approve: PC-5
How to submit testimony to council consideration:
(from the county web site)
Submitting Testimony: Those persons wishing to testify in person must register with the Council/Clerk’s staff.
Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony should bring seventeen (17) copies of the testimony for distribution at the meeting.
Those persons unable to testify in person may submit testimony
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720,
(2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912, or
(3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Please submit a separate testimony for each item.
For testimonies submitted by e-mail or fax, copies will be made and distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. In any case, both oral and written testimony will be considered public record.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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