10-02-2009, 03:37 AM
I also wrote to Emily regarding this bill. For the first time EVER, I got a reply! It was the same form letter Frankie got. I agree. I don't think Ms. Naeole actually composed the letter, I feel it was written by the faction to whom she has given her vote on this measure. Having watched Ms. Naeole on BigIsland Video, most recently about her experiences at the beach park with a 'Quad' rider, this is far from her vernacular. 132 removes the ability to say 'I didn't know what was happening' by Council members when a land sale causes controversy. As for Ms. Naeole's statement that the buyer 'can do anything he/she wants with the land' after purchase, does Hawaii have a system of CC & R's which could put conditions on land use in perpetuity? I understand the zoning restrictions, but too often zoning can be changed with the judicious application of $$ by a determined owner.