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INOUYE: I know you are. DELIMA: —and so with all due respect, Mr. Inouye, I wish we had the authority and if you listen to the discussion we had today, I want to get the authority, but to get the authority we need to have the implementation plans. I've tried to find different ways to get the authority. To my left is the Corporation Counsel, she's the attorney for the County assigned to this agency. Mr. Yee has expressed his opinion too. I can ask the Corporation Counsel, Madam Corporation Counsel do we have the authority to implement what Mr. Inouye seeks? SELF: No. The County does not own the land so we have no say in it. INOUYE: Okay but what about make the recommendations to the Building Department in regards to if there's not a life threatening (inaudible). CANNON-EGER: Microphone please. DELIMA: Mr. Inouye, you gotta use the mic. INOUYE: if a life threatening permit. If that, if the violation is not life threatening can you make the recommendation to them to lay off so I don't get fined? DELIMA: Again, the County of Hawaii is not the agency that issues the permit. It is the State that issues the permit. It is the Board of Land and Natural Resources. So if you're asking us, can we make a recommendation to the Board of Land and Natural Resources, I guess we could state our opinion to any agency, but at this point you need to bring your—the only person, the only agency authorized to take action for what you're requesting at this time is the Board of Land and Natural Resources. And if you take something before the Board of Land and Natural Resources and you want to advise this agency that you have a pending matter before the Board, we can agendize it and discuss taking a position on your request. INOUYE: Okay, February 16, 2016, DLNR would remain the landlord and receive lease rent. We're really just a collaborator where a landlord, and this was said by the Board Chairperson, Susan [sic] Case. In other words, in this collaboration they turned everything over to you all. Everybody is avoiding making decisions. I'm in this catch-22 and I'd like to have the Board, the Agency review this 53-53 that I printed out DELIMA: We have that, you've given it to us. INOUYE: —and it gives you the source where you can make the decision. And I'm through. DELIMA: Okay, I wish we had that power that you indicate, and we would want that at some point. Okay, so anyway, we thank you very much for coming today and I think we all empathize with your position. I wish we could do more than we can. Page 13 of 15 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency February 27,2019 Minutes