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RAFFIPIY: Thank you, Mr. Tai. Do we have any questions from the Commission?
<br />AU: Yes, Mr. Chair, I have a question.
<br />RAFFIPIY: Go ahead.
<br />AU: Okay, so, thank you, Mr. Tai for that lengthy explanation, but a really quick question. So, I
<br />see a letter dated yesterday, March 5h [sic] from Melanie DeMello, and I guess my question to
<br />you is that what are your intentions moving forward? It says that you have a—what is your
<br />intentions moving forward with Backyard Monkey as far as trimming the trees.
<br />TAI: Oh, I thought I did explain it. They identified in the report, not the survey report, there's
<br />really nothing here, okay? All it says is various trees. Backyard Monkey identified each of the
<br />51 trees, and he laid out exactly what to do with all of them, and I've already given, sign-up for
<br />them to do everything they identified. Now, in addition, if you see the latest letter, I even asked
<br />him to, because I live in Honolulu, and know very little about trees. Please tell me what needs to
<br />be done on the site. Now, when I said what to do with the trees on the site, are not just to avoid
<br />having my neighbor to complain. I'm talking about trees within my site or is in your house, I
<br />want to take care of them, because like I said, I know very little about trees, and I don't live here.
<br />And, I trust Backyard Monkey, because they are the certified arborist.
<br />So, I signed another contract to have them to take care of that for the following year. This would
<br />be on an annual basis. I think I listened to you on the same thing that, this all in addition to all of
<br />that. To answer your questions, yes, I have instructed Backyard Monkey to do everything they
<br />identified in addition on top of what PWD expected me to do.
<br />AU: Okay, thank you.
<br />RAFFIPIY: Any other questions from the Commission? I do have a question, Mr. Tai. So, you
<br />retained the assistance of Backyard Monkey. When you retained them, did they know that you
<br />have a letter from County Department of Public Works, and did you show them what the
<br />Department of Public Works cited?
<br />TAI: What I told them it was cited a violation. In fact, the inspector was there when Mr. Barrios
<br />was there, and I said more importantly is to address each of the 51 units, 51 trees being tagged.
<br />That's more important. The violation, and I'm not even arguing, okay, in fact, if you go on into
<br />arguing, most of the trees are not be definition imminent, posing imminent danger. But, that
<br />question I completely, you know, take it out of the equation now. So, the most important thing is
<br />that 51 trees was tagged, and these trees have to be taken care of so it will be safe and will not
<br />involve any violation. I think that is important.
<br />RAFFIPIY: So, did the DPW, Department of Public Works, did they when they tagged each
<br />tree, did they identify what's, what the issue is with each of the trees?
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