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The remaining owners I have never seen,nor met.There are no <br /> buildings or improvments of any kind on these parcels.They are <br /> under utilized and poorly managed. Fireweed, a small yellow <br /> flower, a very noxious invasive plant th t can kill livestock <br /> is taking over many thousands of acres u in the Waimea plateau <br /> due to poor land management. There are o ly a few people still <br /> making a living raising beef cattle. Of hese, most products <br /> are high end and expensive. It is imprac icai for someone new to <br /> get into beef production here. At a mini um it requires hundreds <br /> of acres. And as for dairy, it's a close industry. <br /> Small 1-5 acre parcels will allow the p tential new farmer to <br /> try new crops without much financial ris Smaller parcelywhere <br /> owners actually live on site with agrowi g knowledge of their <br /> farmstead will promote the concept of ma ama aina. <br /> Diverse planting of various crops, wind reaks,ornamentals will <br /> help bring life back to this land. This 's the zone known as the <br /> watershed and it use to be a rainforest. Now during a drought, it <br /> becomes downright arid. Other than kikuy grass the only other <br /> obvious life for thousands of acres is t e ubiquitous giant,and <br /> dangerous eucalyptus "RObusta". And abou once every year or so <br /> these trees growing on adjacent parcels rop huge branches on <br /> <br /> my fence line costing me sometimes thous nds of dollars, if real <br /> heavy winds blow. I have never been able to recover cost, includ- <br /> ing a horse worth quite alot, which ran ff after one of these <br /> broken fence incidences. These trees con tanly fall and damage <br /> electr~al and telephone lines as well as stop traffic and en- <br /> danger lives. why these landowners are n t held responsible for <br /> the damage their trees cause is beyound y understanding. <br /> 4. <br /> Fairness-Equitable-Right to Farm <br /> I am a farmer, I have been farming, I w uld would like to con- <br /> tinue farming. We will also be providing three other families the <br /> opportunity to farm. This is no Hokulia. It is also my understand <br /> -ing that Session Laws of Hawaii, 1969 ct 232. Under the <br /> Attorney Generals Ruling, Ag. lot size i under the jurisiction <br /> of the Counties. <br /> 5. po ulation <br /> p <br /> Rational Development. The continues to row rapidly here on the <br /> Big Island. As does the demand for home ites.In regaurds to <br /> land development and natural hazards whi h seem to be in the <br /> <br /> media and our own lives constantly, the aikoloa fire,Hurricanes <br /> ,tsunamis the inevitable volcanic erupti n,flooding. This is <br /> unquestionably one of the safest areas i the county to build <br /> and live. <br /> <br />