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VITOUSEK: Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on the matter before the Planning Commission? MCMICHAEL: Yes. VITOUSEK: Mahalo. Please proceed with your testimony. MCMICHAEL: Okay. Aloha Commissioners. My name is Simmy McMichael, Kailua-Kona and I would like to support Bill 194 and it should be transparency. I hope you read my testimony, my written testimony. I could not cram it in for three (3) minutes so, it's very detailed and we need to not have the Planning Director make these approvals or unexpired and go back to the County Council for the approval with public knowledge. So, I would also like to comment on the agenda referring to the Planning Director's Report on the Special Management SMA determination and minor permits issued by the Planning Director. My concern is a development it's within 300 feet of my property. It's in the National Historic Registry of Kahalu`u. The valuation is $715,242.00 and this is in a Special Management Area (SMA). Applied was January 31, 2022, issued building permit June 16, 2022. Four and a half months that's all it took. No grubbing and grading permit was issued or required. How come? Inadvertent finds was the natural spring water and caves were discovered while bulldozing. No reporting, no stopping, why? This permit because it's over$500,000.00 shouldn't it have been required to an SMA Major permit? Shouldn't this have gone to the Leeward Planning Commission for the final decision? Shouldn't there have been a public notice? Why was this submitted only as a residential new construction instead of an SMA and then accepted? This is in the Kahalu`u Ahupua`a, TMK is (3) 7-8-14:19. The parcel composed of 2 individual land commission awards 5687 to Kuaana and 5687E Kaukihilani is situated at the northern edge of the Kahalu`u Historic District SHPD Site number 4150. Which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project also falls within the coastal zone of the Kona Field System SHPD's Site number 6601. Which is also been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. I need to um' play this tape for you. VITOUSEK: Um' Simmy we just want to let you know that we can't see you. MCMICHAEL: You can hear, hold on. VITOUSEK: We can see something, kind of a shadow but we can't see you. MCMICHAEL: [A recording begins to play] Listen. [You don't know why I'm calling. The reason why I'm calling is that you are getting in the way of a good,friend of mine developing property next to the "—" and the Reef building. This was the best solution to our mutual problem of development behind our properties. I don't know why you are causing such a stink in this, but this was the best solution to have him build 2 beautiful homes on those 2 wonderful lots and you're trying to mess with it. You need to really back off"—"happen because it's going to happen regardless and I'm going to help him do it. You're not making anybody happy. You got 2 EXHIBIT C (DRAFT)