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Ronald and Marilyn Baptista P. O. Box 829 Mountain View, Hawai'i 96771 3 March 2006 Mayor's Office County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 98720 Attn: Mr. William Kenoi Executive Assistant to Mayor Harry Kim Re: Raising and Fighting/Gambling of Fighting Cocks and "Ice Houses" on Properties in Fern Acres Subdivision, Mountain View, Hawaii Dear Mr. Kenoi: It appears that for all of the letters written (over the past year) by concerned citizens of our community, virtually nothing constructive has been done. Letters have been sent to Governor Lingle, Lt. Governor Aiona, Mayor Kim, most of our county council officials, the county Planning and Health Departments, and on and on! In response, all we have gotten in reply is "foot dragging," excuses and in many instances NO RESPONSE whatsoever! I am speaking specifically of the ongoing ever-increasing activity being conducted at 11-3588 and 11-3589 Plumeria Street, (Tax Map Key 1-1-039144 and 1-1-039143), reportedly owned by Fredrico Alvarado, Sr., Fredrico Alvarado, Jr. and Sharon H. Alvarado. First of all, it would appear that our Planning Department in Hilo, doesn't even know where our subdivision is located since their Tax key Map shows Crescent Acres, Keaau, Puna, Hawai'i and Jonathan, of that department, in a telephone conversation, told me that most of the structures in our neighborhood consist of "greenhouses." (See copy of letter dated June 30, 2005.) This was in partial response to my asking why the Planning Department still insists our subdivision is designated as "AG-3"- despite the fact that our County Council and Mayor Kim re- designated it "Rural" last year. It appears to me that our Planning Department is running the entire show and the hell with our elected officials. Instead, Planning Department personnel are apparently making their own rules even though those "rules" appear to be in violation of Hawai'i State Law (all of our lots are two acres, Not three). If Jonathan cares to find out where Fern Acres really is and takes the time to drive our streets, he would perhaps find out that 95 percent of our developed lots have homes built on them and admittedly a few of them are painted "green," perhaps giving some credence to his observation "green houses"! Now I am told by a member of our Hawai'i Police Department's Vice Division, that they cannot address the matter of "Gambling" that goes on during our neighbors' Cock Fighting activities unless the amount wagered is from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500). This was in response to a letter written by another neighbor wherein she stated her son was told that he could participate for as little as one hundred dollars ($100). My question is: When was a minimum dollar amount incorporated into our state gambling laws? Furthermore (I am referring to Mr. Yuen's letter of June 30, 2005), 1 submit that Mr. Yuen has employed a very loose interpretation of just what is designated as "chickens and other poultry" which are raised or kept for food. Fighting Cocks are raised for the sole purpose(s) of fighting them by the raiser (owner) or selling them to another person(s) for that purpose(s), PERIOD!