2021-07-01 Windward Exh B (Public Testimony re SPP 20-220)

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DICKIE-CLARK: Oopsie, sorry. Did you get it. LLOYD: All right, well. DICKIE-CLARK: Let me figure it out okay. Okay, let's start video, we got it. LLOYD: All right. REPLOGLE: There you are. LLOYD: There I am. Aloha my name is Timothy D. Lloyd, I live on Pohoiki Road, Puna District and I'm contesting on agenda number 2 KMEC's Special Use Permit. The reason I'm contesting this is around 2005 Mr. Sussman had brought a home down from Waimea as his residence and started building since then fully aware of the building requirements on having to get this building set up and just bring it there and also the cesspools requirements. Since then, he's been building repeatedly for last 10 to 15 years to create what KMEC is now. Fully aware of the regulations requirements in doing some of the expansions. It has gone to various different communities and in the environment um' oasis down at Kalani "—"to try to get his operations to model theirs and building the structures around that so that he can get by what are required by building permits and what not. Which leads us to this point in time now is that he has 17 structures that people are living in and working his farm which is a very beautiful property I've helped input on that. We haven't contested myself or anything till now when he finally had to come with some compliance. Some of his buildings are within the 20-foot setback which he was aware of before built the structures. My concern is that by him getting the Special Use permit it sets a precedent that anybody can start building any kind of ecological assists or yoga retreat or a resort without coming in compliance of the land use requirements whare are ag land. So, build it and they will come and then we'll go get approval for it um' is setting a precedence. Once things are written in law or approved as the laws are set up then they based everything out based off of that. Just so nothing to stop anyone in our entire subdivision or area of ag land or anywhere else on this island to do the same and they have the justification to use Kirpal as an example of doing that. I'm all for what KMEC is trying to model but I don't approve the processes of how it's gone about or the evolution of it and I don't think this should be set as a precedence that the building permit, the Planning Commission say okay, well we are going to approve this on special use because it's nice and pretty and it serves some kind of function for economical gain for the individual. I'm not happy to contest this but I also think that it's like I said again should not be set as a precedence to be able to build something and get by with it later on. So, with that I think I conclude on that so I'm definitely in contest for the Special Use permit. Mahalo for your time. REPLOGLE: Thank you Mr. Lloyd. Mr. Richard Griffiths? Okay. GRIFFITHS: Oh yeah, this is Dr. Rich Griffiths, I'm a resident of Kehena in Lower Puna. I'm a semi-retired Professor of Astronomy at the University here in Hilo, also a Professor in Emeritus 3 EXHIBIT B