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the property, because he's actually going forpotentially, RS-15 you could put 110 lots on it, <br /> but to go to the six lots is significant decrease in density. <br /> CARR SMITH: Thank you. <br /> UNGER: Go ahead. <br /> VITOUSEK: Will we be hearing, is there public testimony for this? I don't <br /> UNGER: Yes. <br /> VITOUSEK: All right, I'll hold my comments until after. <br /> UNGER: Okay. Very good,thank you, you may be seated. We do have one member of the <br /> public that wishes to testify, so, Toni, you can come up, please. Aloha. <br /> WITHINGTON: Aloha. <br /> UNGER: For the, yeah, for the record, could you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or <br /> affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? <br /> WITHINGTON: Yes. <br /> UNGER: Please state your name and area of residence. <br /> WITHINGTON: My name is Toni Withington. I'm representing Ka Makani O Kohala `Ohana <br /> —Kako`o. I live in Hawi, I've been there for almost 50 years, and I've been involved in coastal <br /> preservation for 40 of those 50 years. <br /> So, you heard from the owners. I am going to start out by saying that the very wealthy <br /> landowner here has hired some very good people, probably the best on the island, to do his <br /> presentation. They have come to our community; they have dealt with us. This is the second <br /> go-around, like they said, they had the nine-acre, or nine-lot, now they are six-lot. Okay, our <br /> group has been involved in this particular piece of land a lot longer than this owner. We were, <br /> the previous owner was Tom Gentry who originally planned to do his, a little closer to a 50-lot <br /> type of subdivision, and then after hearing from the community and working with us on public <br /> access and all these things, he eventually told us that he was really, all he wanted to do was build <br /> his own home there, so he wasn't going to subdivide it, he was just going to build his own home. <br /> Unfortunately, Tom Gentry died, and the land was sold. But our experience with, or at least my <br /> experience, not necessarily the group because the group has been involved for 30 years, but I <br /> have land use background and I was around when this ridiculous 15, RS-15 zoning came up. It <br /> was reported in the newspaper as being politically shenanigans; how was it that this open space <br /> was turned into 15-RS [sic], and also the fact that the Conservation District was removed from <br /> this process. Twenty-nine miles of coastline, we have Conservation District allover, except this <br /> parcel and the one below it. <br /> 13 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />