2022-05-05 Windward Exh A (Testimony PD Report)

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AU: Thank you Ms. Rohr for your testimony and at this time I'd like to take the second testifier in the Aupuni Center. Tracie? CAMERO: Thank you Chair. I have Jaeslee. AU: Welcome Jaeslee, please state your name and where you live. JAESLEE MEDEIROS-GARCIA: Hi, my name is Jaeslee Tayz Medeiros-Garcia and I live in the Big Island. I represent Makahanaloa Association shoreline and my mommy grew up over there and I want to learn what she got to learn. So,please don't take away the fishing association access. Thank you. AU: Thank you, Ms. Medeiros-Garcia, thank you for your time and thank you for your testimony. At this time, I'd like to take the next Zoom testifier. I believe it's Ronald Rudny. RUDNY: Aloha everyone. Actually, my first name is Donald. AU: Oh, sorry. RUDNY: That's okay. I just have a general comment about this same issue, and maybe even a little bit more. I live in Pepe`ekeo right now. We have lived here for over 12 years. Enjoy it very much. It's very beautiful here on the Hamakua Coast. One of the things I feel it's very important is that the citizens, the people, the residents here, especially those with families have reasonable and safe access to our shoreline. That's problematic here on the Hamakua Coast. Obviously, there's some developments that have interfered with it and I think it's incumbent upon and I'm talking to the Planning Commission now, but maybe they can relay my thoughts to the Planning Director and the Planning Department. We need your help. We really need you to be involved with the community. One of the things that I felt since I've been here. I've had involvement in government on the Mainland and I found the communication between the administration and the people has not been good, but it's at it's worse right now with the administration we have. So, I really would urge the Planning Commission to relay this to the administration and do whatever you can to get the Planning Department to work with the community in a number of issues that we have here on the Hamakua Coast. Whether it be shoreline access or complaints about junkyards and things of that nature. I found that,personally, I believe,just what I've seen that that there is a lack of response to the community, and I support these people who want to have reasonable and safe access for themselves and their families. So, thank you very much for letting me speak. AU: Thank you, Mr. Rudny for your time. Next testifier at the Aupuni Center is Debbie Nakasato. NAKASATO: Aloha kakahiaka. My name is Debbie Nakasato. I am from the Makahanaloa Fishing Association. I look at all of you, and I wonder which one of you will have a heart to listen to us. I'm here as the people. The people. We had someone come meet with us and we 5 EXHIBIT A