• Over two decades of waiting for lands to be made public Over two decades of waiting for lands to be made public It is good news that the County of Kaua‘i is likely to soon take possession of 75
• Over two decades of waiting for lands to be made public
Over two decades of waiting for lands to be made public
It is good news that the County of Kaua‘i is likely to soon take possession of 75 acres of choice land near Crater Hill at Kilauea.
The down side of this news is that it should have been reported in The Garden Island in 1985, instead of 2005.
The land comes from an agreement made in the early 1980s during the development of a subdivision commonly known as Crater Hill at Kilauea. Over the years it apparently became unclear whether the land was to be given outright to the County of Kaua‘i or if it was to be paid for.
We’re into four administrations now that span the planning agreement for this land.
It’s hard to say if the land today would be park land or leased agricultural land. That’s a debate now going on in Kilauea, with the ag choice perhaps the more likely of the two to be accepted.
Going back to the long lag time of years and decades there needs to be an acounting to the public of why the various mayors who had a say on this land passed on acting on it.
Was there a threat of a lawsuit?
Did the hurricane(s) deter action?
Was there lack of agreement within the Kilauea community?
Or did the mayors just not find the time to work on getting this sizable piece of North Shore real estate into the hands of the community?
Another question is whether more unfullfilled land agreements are sitting out there waiting to be acted upon. If so this is unfair to the public and probably unfair to the developer who may be paying property taxes on the land or otherwise sitting in limbo over what to do with it.
