The Kilauea Neighborhood Association approved the plan to subdivide 120 acres on the Kilauea Plateau last Wednesday evening.However, the group wants a voice when it comes to developing the eight planned parcels.
In a the special meeting attended by a about 30 people, the KNA voted unanimously to support the subdivision subject to KNA representation in establishing what they deem an adequate set of conditions formulated over the next few months that would help secure the best interests of Kilauea Town.
The subdivision conversation was sparked, for the fourth time over the past few years, because Kauai Community Federal Credit Union wants to build a new branch in Kilauea, across the street from the post office.
A representative from the KNA said most Kilauea residents would welcome a bank in their neck of the woods, but there’s a catch. In order to sell the half-acre piece of land to KCFCU, the landowner, Bill Haye, has to subdivide the entire 120-acre property, located on the western half of the Kilauea Plateau.
This subdivision would provide parcels that could be added into the county’s general plan as potential things that could happen for Kilauea.
Haye representative Andy Friend said Haye has no plans to change the land’s use up too much because he’s working a “true farm” on the land and “he’s expanding.”
He also said none of the parcels that require access through the planned Kilauea bypass road would be sold until the road is created.
The plan is to dedicate half an acre piece for the Credit Union that would be dedicated for the potential Kilauea bypass feeder road, a piece would be set aside for a multi-use path, and five of the large pieces would be set aside for current or planned farming.
Two pieces on either side of the potential bypass road and closest to Kilauea town could potentially be sites for housing construction.
He explained the next step is now for Haye and the county to make an agreement on the conditions of the subdivision, which is the conversation in which KNA wants representation