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TAI: Oh yeah, yeah.
<br /> HALL: Okay, and January 291h you said?
<br /> TAI: The 2111, 2019, right.
<br /> HALL: Okay, thank you.
<br /> TAI: Sure. Now, the letter says, you know, I can remove all the trees identified by, the trees that
<br /> was identified by the inspector. If you look what was sent to me',he said, various trees and
<br /> identification for the tree name and almost everyone, it says causing damage to dwelling and
<br /> landscaping so that means damage have occur, okay? Now,so I'm given two options. The first
<br /> option is to remove everything the report says although it's Inot clear how many trees or it says
<br /> various trees. The second option is very important is, is that in licu,in lieu of removal, a letter
<br /> from a Hawaii State certified arborist stating that the trees are deemed safe and healthy. Now, I
<br /> wanted to go with option one in the beginning,just remove everything,but I have questions.
<br /> What is everything, because it didn't say, it says various trees okay?
<br /> And, also, and I've been asking the question, I asked a number of questions to the Public Works
<br /> Department. So far, I have received zero,none replying to my questions. I believe my questions
<br /> are legitimate and reasonable. First, is who decides which tree is posing imminent danger? Who
<br /> decides that? Number two, what is the definition of imminent danger, okay? To me, those are
<br /> important questions. Now,I've been in this building trade, or architectural and design,
<br /> construction trade for almost 50 years, okay. I know inspectors. The Public Works Department
<br /> inspectors, there are many. They are all very qualified;but they qualify for a very specific field.
<br /> For instance, an inspector who knows about retaining walls, foundations may not know anything
<br /> about electric substations,right? Now,I have to admit, I live in Honolulu. I don't live in Hilo
<br /> here. And I know very little about trees.-,l know a lot about buildings. I know very little about
<br /> trees. I don't have a green thumb. I planted many fruit trees on my property—only a few bear
<br /> fruits, and'I fail completely on vegetables. Now, so, I have to admit that I know very little about
<br /> trees, and I awn this property, and my only information is based on what my neighbors inform
<br /> me. Now, if I know so little about trees, I wouldn't be able to tell which tree would pose
<br /> imminent danger because I don't know the characteristics of the trees. I don't even know the
<br /> name of the trees. In my, if I may say, I believe there are two inspectors in the Public Works
<br /> Department. They sent out the two separate reports if you look at the reports. I have a hunch,
<br /> and I cannot say for sure, these inspectors do not know about trees more than I do.
<br /> Now that being said, when I1ook at the first patch, all it says is various trees, various trees, the
<br /> property is causing damage to [inaudible]. Almost every single place, okay? So, what do I do?
<br /> I ask a number of questions. These questions to me is crucial for me to understand what's going
<br /> if anything happen. So, I have no choice but to go to my second option.
<br /> Now, my second option is in lieu of removal. Now, the dictionary says in lieu means "instead
<br /> of' or or"in place of right? That means, in lieu of removal, that means, I don't have to do
<br /> removal. If I do removal, I would go to the first option, right? So, in lieu of removal, a letter
<br /> from a certified arborist saying that the trees are deemed safe and healthy, a letter. Instead of
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