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give, give it a stamp of approval, until I’m assured that everything has been addressed and
<br />adhered to, everyone has been heard.
<br />KOMATA: Can I respond to that?
<br />WOODWARD: Yes, please.
<br />KOMATA: The, you know, as we mentioned, I think Ron Terry mention on our behalf, we had
<br />several opportunities for public input, both public meetings. We’ve on numerous occasions met
<br />with people individually over the counter at our Department, sat in the conference room, and
<br />went over the plans with them. Anyone who has been interested in this project we’ve been more
<br />than happy to spend time with them, and we’re trying to work out their concerns. We went
<br />through the EA process, we went through the NEPA process, we went through many public
<br />processes where people can provide that kind of input. Why that input is coming in now, I’m not
<br />sure. We’ve heard some of it. Like we mentioned earlier, we have modified the plan quite a bit
<br />to take into consideration some of the concerns that were brought up during those various
<br />processes. So, you know, I respectfully disagree to some extent on that position.
<br />DOMINGO: You know, on the comment side what I heard was that many things that the public
<br />have expressed, what we’ve heard of, probably might have been addressed. But the one, one
<br />issue is that those people who’s using the bay in itself has not really been heard. You know,
<br />that’s what I’m hearing too. So -.
<br />KOMATA: Well, again, everyone had an opportunity during the process, through all those
<br />processes to provide input.You know, we, I think we went above and beyond. Normally we’re
<br />just required to post notice in the newspaper to get people out there. Our contractor or our
<br />consultant Leonard Bisel, we required him to actually serve all the residents and business owners
<br />and landowners of the Waiakea Peninsula, and any lands, any parcels within 1,000 feet of this
<br />Park, you know, personal certified mail notifying them of the process. So -.
<br />WOODWARD: Okay, I would like to just make one comment, and this is after discussion with
<br />our Corporation Counsel Mr. Gonzalez. In granting or denying a Special Management Area
<br />Permit, our area of, the area that we have purview over is protecting the ecology, protecting the
<br />coastline. Okay? And a lot of the use issues we’re talking about, we haven’t heard much about
<br />potential ecological problems from one use or another. So I think we may be getting a little bit
<br />far afield here. That’s just my two cents worth. And I’ll ask Mr. Gonzalez if he has anything to
<br />add to that as far as what we base our decision upon. Mr. Gonzales.
<br />GONZALES: Nothing new.
<br />WOODWARD: Okay. That’s pretty much it. All right. Commissioner Kern?
<br />KERN: Just a quick comment. Born and raised on the Big Island, grew up surfing Pohoiki.
<br />Back in the day we could pull up our trucks right up onto the beach, camp out, throw out huge
<br />40-, 50-foot wide tarps and just make it however one wants to make it. And all of a sudden
<br />somebody came along one day and said, hey, you know what, we want to block off the access to
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