2021-02-04 Windward Exh A (Public Testimony SPP 20-000220)

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REPLOGLE: —Do you swear to tell the whole truth, do you swear to tell to affirm to tell the whole truth on this matter before the Windward Planning Commission? LLOYD: I do. REPLOGLE: Thank you, you may proceed. LLOYD: Okay, I, Timothy Lloyd is opposed to the Kirpal Meditation and Ecological Center (KMEC). The founder has not been in compliance with the basic land use and building codes and has no intention of doing so unless to be forced by lawful government or by lawsuits. This is the reason why I'm here today. I am the Property Manager for Keri, the uphill property adjacent to Kirpal. I'm wanting to put up a fence to keep pigs out and there's a structure on the property line or over the property line. Having lived at Kalani Honua I'm also concern about the safety of the females and local interactions involving them. There have been many instances where local males have been seen looking into and trying to interact with the female guests at KMEC. To my knowledge there is no known security measures in place to keep anyone from walking in. It currently takes forty-five (45) minutes under normal driving conditions to get from KMEC to Pahoa. Police and ambulances services usually take longer. Another concern is noise for myself, I am a farmer and I use a weed whacker on Keri's property I was asked to stop or to move to a different location because of a class being held in the yoga hale which I believe is structure number twenty (20) structure 20. Which is also happens to be in the 20-foot setback on Agricultural (Ag) land. In the past, I've been working to maximize my sound, minimize my sound impact to be respectful to my neighbors. All the land in this parsec is designated Ag. What if everyone else on Pohoiki Road decides to set up a retreat center like KMEC? Are they all going to get approved? The KMEC establishment has been aware of their buildings being within the setback for many years now and have taken no physical action to move them. Trying to get approval for a Special Use permit to extend their time to move them in in my way in opinion is a farce. KMEC has tried to negotiate with Keri and myself but only to their benefit with no realistic solutions. The questions I have is why is there thirteen (13) sheds? Why is it the map not to scale and why are not all of the current existing structures shown in their current locations? I'm referring to a layout that was hand-sketched with numbers on it and distances and these are not accurate by any means and it also speaks to the Planning Department. Putting a name on a structure doesn't mean that it's currently what its being used for as stated by on these sheds. It has been stated by Mr. Sussman he has no intention quote unquote "by moving building twenty- one (21) and remove or demolish sheds in the setbacks when he gets around to it in a few years after he gets a Special Use permit. REPLOGLE: Excuse me Mr. Lloyd. Excuse me. LLOYD: Go ahead, yes. REPLOGLE: Could you repeat what you just said in that last I would say maybe three sentences you cut out on us so we don't know what you said it had to do with the structures and distancing. 2 EXHIBIT A