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Home My WebLink About2023-01-24 Planning Commission written testimonyWritten testimony received by the Planning Department at least 24 hours prior to the January 24, 2023 Planning Commission meeting (January 18, 2023, 10:01 am - January 23, 2023, 9:00 am) regarding the following agenda item: Commission consideration of Petition for Declaratory Order Regarding Special [sic] Area Use Permit SMA (U)-2015-6; Project Development Use Permit U-2015-7; Variance Permit V-2015-1; Class IV Zoning Permit ZA-IV-2015-8 for Coco Palms Hui, LLC. Written testimony received by the Planning Department less than 24 hours prior to the January 24, 2023 Planning Commission meeting regarding: Commission consideration of Petition for Declaratory Order Regarding Special [sic] Area Use Permit SMA (U)-2015-6; Project Development Use Permit U-2015-7; Variance Permit V-2015-1; Class IV Zoning Permit ZA-IV-2015-8 for Coco Palms Hui, LLC. 1 Shanlee Jimenez From:Kaaina Hull Sent:Tuesday, January 24, 2023 7:21 AM To:Shanlee Jimenez Cc:Jodi Higuchi Sayegusa; Laura Barzilai; Dale Cua Subject:FW: Coco Palms Testimony in Support of Redevelopment Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged From: Yvette Amshoff <yvetteamshoff@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:50 PM To: Kaaina Hull <khull@kauai.gov> Subject: Coco Palms Testimony in Support of Redevelopment CAUTION: This email originated from outside the County of Kauai. Do not click links or open attachments even if the sender is known to you unless it is something you were expecting. Dear Ka'aina, I am in support of the redevelopment of the Coco Palms. It will greatly benefit the community!! Aloha, Yvette Amshoff 1 Shanlee Jimenez From:Kaaina Hull Sent:Tuesday, January 24, 2023 7:21 AM To:Shanlee Jimenez Cc:Laura Barzilai; Jodi Higuchi Sayegusa; Dale Cua Subject:FW: Coco Palms Testimony in Support of Redevelopment Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged From: jerry@kauainursery.com <jerry@kauainursery.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 5:03 PM To: Planning Department <planningdepartment@kauai.gov> Cc: Kaaina Hull <khull@kauai.gov> Subject: Coco Palms Testimony in Support of Redevelopment CAUTION: This email originated from outside the County of Kauai. Do not click links or open attachments even if the sender is known to you unless it is something you were expecting. Coco Palms Testimony in Support of Redevelopment 23 Jan 2023 To the County of Kauai Planning Department, Kaua’i Nursery & Landscaping has a long history with the Coco Palms property and we have supported this project’s redevelopment since hurricane Iniki knocked it out of commission. We have seen this property pass from developer to developer encountering too many obstacles to be able to get the project off the ground. Therefore, we are excited to see that the current developer has been able to take a huge step forward and actually begin work on this project. No doubt it will be a difficult project from every angle, but especially because of the community opposition to the property’s redevelopment. For 30 years, this property has been Kauai’s biggest, most apparent eyesore – seen from the perspective of the beach, the highway, or along Kuamo’o road – the public sees a rotting building and several homeless camps. As work has begun, there is suddenly a ray of hope. For example, a relatively new Kauai resident told me the other day: “I just drove by [Coco Palms] today and actually saw a lagoon which I had no idea was even there.” Trash and overgrown weeds have been cleared in some areas already, which gives us a little glimpse of what this place was and what it could be again. Those of us who have seen this project almost start and subsequently shut down several times may have become pessimistic over the years that this redevelopment would ever happen – now there is a renewed hope for its future. It has been too long for this property to remain ‘fallow’ and it will be nice to see this important piece of history and culture to be managed and cared‐for once again. We hope and trust that the County Planning Department is making the appropriate decisions to ensure the welfare of the islands’ full‐time residents and that the project is focused on 2 sustainability and best practices, especially considering the implications of sea‐level rise with the resort’s proximity to the beach. We encourage the Planning Department to do what they can to keep the momentum going forward on this project and not provide additional roadblocks for the redevelopment of this historic project. Sincerely, Jerry Nishek Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. Sent to: planningdepartment@kauai.gov khull@kauai.gov Virus-free.www.avg.com Written testimony received by the Planning Department less than 24 hours prior to the January 24, 2023 Planning Commission meeting regarding: SSD-2023-28, Makahuena Preferred A, TMK: 2-8-021:073, Kōloa.