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<br /> The leaves and branches are causing havoc for our home, to our home. Today, I need to put out
<br /> all my laundry—today, I need to put all of my laundry into the dryer even if it's hung out to dry
<br /> because of the residue that has fallen onto my laundry. The leaves are falling and cluttering our
<br /> gutters. Periodically, Roy has to climb the ladder to clean it out. More so, when it rains since
<br /> there is more potential of something happening if the gutters are clogged. As seniors, well Roy
<br /> is 80 years old, he has had bilateral knee replacement, our balance is not good. And, it gets
<br /> worse as we get older. But, it has to be done or we end up facing potentially worse
<br /> consequences.
<br /> Recently, a branch fell onto our property landing approximately five feet from our home.
<br /> Mr. Tai, you once said you wanted to be a good neighbor. Do you really say it's neighborly for
<br /> putting us through all of this misery these past years? I am truly afraid of what will happen if the
<br /> affordable housing is built especially with the maintenance of the property. I really believe that
<br /> all of your thoughts are about money. Comfort and safety of the surrounding neighbors are
<br /> secondary or not even thought of. 1
<br /> For Roy and I, our greatest asset is our home. We do want it maintained and not have to worry
<br /> about potential harm due to negligence. Thank you.
<br /> RAFFIPIY: Thank you, Ms. Toma.'' Mr. Vicente?
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<br /> VICENTE: Good morning, my name is Dwight Vicente representing the Hawaiian Kingdom. I
<br /> hear people once say a Federal law, State law, County law—well,Federal law does not apply to
<br /> this Kingdom. State law if you look at the history, the Admission Act, Section IV, limited to the
<br /> Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. That's 1,750,000 acres, and the County Charter says the
<br /> whole island is the County which is not true. You cannot begr eater than the fake State of
<br /> Hawaii. So, the County, the State is limited to the 1,750,000 acres called Hawaiian Home
<br /> Lands, whichwas illegally ceded m' `18981�y the banana Republic of Hawaii to the US. These
<br /> lands did not have lease contract at the time. The leases was to end in 1915, and the, all this is
<br /> resting upon the 1875 Reciprocity Treaty, which King Kalakaua and the US President did not
<br /> sign. It does not fall under Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution Treaty.
<br /> This Reciprocity Treaty would have placed this Kingdom under the protectorate status under
<br /> Article IV, Section II1, Clause lI ofthe US Constitution. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 and 2 is
<br /> limited to Article V of the Northwest Ordinance. For those that don't know, it's the Ohio River
<br /> Valley, and that was Indian lands that the United States was trying to steal from the Indians by
<br /> going to war with the Indians. This is why we have the Indian Wars, and in 1898, you have the
<br /> Spanish-American War that brought about the reciprocity—I mean, the ceding of 1,750,000
<br /> acres. This Kingdom was not a party to the war, the Spanish-American War. The Spanish-
<br /> American War consists of Cuba and the United States bought the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto
<br /> Rico for$7 million, and it became unincorporated territories under Article IV, Section 3,
<br /> Clause 2 of the US Constitution.
<br /> The other ones is the—these guys who claim to own these lands do not own them. It still
<br /> belongs to the Hawaiian Kingdom and falls under the jurisdiction of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
<br /> The Hawaiian Kingdom, you don't own land, these lands have native tenant rights and political
<br /> DRAFT
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