2020-02-06 Exh A PD Initiated Vincent Tai REZ 13-167

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rights to `em. Now a foreigner cannot come in here and claim that you own lands. Treaties all ended in 1897 for the other countries and for the US, the 1875 Reciprocity Treaty is what I call the treaty that never was. And, I hear about developing for low-income housing. Have any of you seen the show "Sugar Cane Fields of Dreams?" Build it and the illegal aliens will come. That's all that's been happening. Hawaiian Homes has over 26,000 on the list of tears. They're still waiting. For the Indians, it was called "Trails of Tears." Hawaiian Homes is "List of Tears." It would also act as an Indian removal act. It's based on the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Thank you. RAFFIPIY: Thank you, Mr. Vicente. Do we have any questions for the testifiers from the Commissioners? No questions? Thank you. I'll call up the next testifiers: Roy Toma, Charlene Nishida, Robert K. Lee. Please come forward. R. TOMA (in front of the Commission table): Excuse me, before I testify, I'd like to give you some of the [inaudible]. [Mr. Toma passed out photographs to the Commission.] Am I first in? HALL: Anywhere— RAFFIPIY: Anywhere, anywhere you'd like to sit. All right, will you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: Yes, I do. RAFFIPIY: Thank you very much. We're going to start from my left going down. Please state your name, where you reside LEE: —Yeah, my name is Robert Lee. I've lived at 73 Hale Nani Street since 2002. I attended the December 18'', 2013 Planning Department community meeting to express my concerns regarding the rezoning of Mr. Tai's property. At that meeting, Mr. Tai reassured me and others that our concerns as neighbors were understood, and that he would address them. He actually stated that he wanted to be a good neighbor. History has shown that he does not care about his neighbors' concerns for safety, and that he simply chooses to ignore them. Of particular note, is his failure to maintain the abundant amount of large trees on his property despite many and repeated requests to limit their intrusion on adjacent properties. Only this week, and after many complaints and requests, have some of the trees finally been trimmed. It would appear that this very belated response is motivated now only by the immediate threat of zoning reversal. Very clearly, Mr. Tai has not been a good neighbor. I strongly support a reversal of the property zoning to it's original RAFFIPIY: —Could you speak directly into the microphone, please? LEE: Oh, I'm sorry. Very clearly, Mr. Tai has not been a good neighbor. I strongly support a reversal of the property zoning to its original Residential 7.5. EXHIBIT A 21