2021-04-15 Leeward Exh B (Public Testimony re SPP 21-222)

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the recommendation of the Planning Department in denying the SUP. It is the sensible, prudent, consciousness decision to make. Mahalo in allowing me to present this to you today. VITOUSEK: Okay. BUCKNER: That's all I have at the moment. VITOUSEK: Okay, thank you very much. We will continue with Pamela Parker, state your name and area of residence. BUCKNER: I don't know what's going on. VITOUSEK: You can go ahead and mute Mr. Buckner and Pamela Parker? PARKER: Yes, hi. I'm Pam Parker and I'm managing partner of Parker Kabumoto LLC. We own Unit 4 of the eighty (80) acres CPR with the Hickey's. I just wanted to point out that every property owner of Waiono Ranch signed a petition with one exception, Allison Naito. She owns the three hundred(300)plus acres directly bordering us on the mauka side. She's got some cattle and some coffee, and she does support this venue,this permit I should say, and it could possibly benefit her in the future should she ever decide to get into a commercial venture up there. The Thorton's are mentioned in the newest addendum I guess it is to this application. Yeah, we are not quite sure who they are, they say they are neighbors. I reached out to half a dozen neighbors and nobody knows who they are. Their address on their letter seven (7) 3-1334 Waiono Ranch Road shows up at the bottom of the road at Mamalahoa. There's no residence there so they are kind of a mystery we not sure. Puakea Ranch, thirty-two (32) acres did get a Special Use Permit last October, I don't see the comparison here it's a historical ranch. I actually went to a wedding there in two thousand fifteen (2015) it was amazing, love the history it's just a few 100 yards off Highway two-seventy (270), it's easy access for the Fire Department and the Police Department. It is also just up the coast from the South Kohala resorts nodes. Again, no comparison to Waiono Ranch Road. I would just close by saying that if any of the Commissioners are weaning in favor of this, then they have not been up the road. It is truly dangerous and the accidents there have been way more than five (5) accidents in 5 years. So, thank you very much. VITOUSEK: Thank you, moving on to Steve Grossman. GROSSMAN: Hello, my Steve Grossman, I live in Holualoa and specifically my wife Audrey and I live on Lot 2 of the Greener Pastures CPR directly below the Hickey property. As far as Audrey and I are concerned about the venues specifically the proposed venue will be built directly above our house. We were able to hear the music, laughter, and chatter as well as vehicle noises accompanied past events held at the Hickey's residence. We appreciate the Hickey's intention to keep the noise down but that can only be controlled at a certain extent and with crowd sizes of up to a 100 people a larger proposed venue would bring with it more activity both inside and outside and us being maybe 200 yards down slope of them is concern for us. 5 EXHIBIT B