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everyone, especially the people, should have input and basically agree to the intent of this development plan. We are against this rezoning from Single Family dwelling to Medium Density Multi-Family dwelling and ask you to support us. We are hopeful that you the Planning Commission will give consideration and priority to the residents and owners who have invested their homes and livelihood in remaining in this neighborhood. The proposed change will cause extreme hardship, emotional distress, and result in adverse and irrevocable changes if the proposed development goes through. Thank you. ALAMEDA:Thank you, Ms. Abe. Any questions for our testifier? Seeing none, you may be seated. ABE:Oh, may I stay here? ALAMEDA:You can. TOYAMA:Shes part of mine. ALAMEDA:Okay. State your name and address. TOYAMA:Okay, Patricia Toyama, 757 Laukapu Street (Hilo), and 7251 Alakoko Street (Honolulu). ALAMEDA:Okay, you may proceed. TOYAMA:My sisters and I own the property and house at 757 Laukapu Street which has been in our family for over 75 years. Our house is directly across the proposed rezoning for a Medium Density housing project being discussed today. We were raised in the Houselots community and still consider it home. The Houselots area was a quiet tranquil place of Single Family dwellings when we were growing up, and we feel it should remain an area of Single Family dwellings. We are extremely disappointed with this proposal to rezone the property across the street, from Single Family dwelling (RS-10) to Medium Density Multiple Family dwelling (RM-2.5). We are not against urbanization and progress and are aware of the housing shortage on the island, but we are against this type of development in the Waiakea Houselots neighborhood, and have several concerns. Contrary to the Environmental Impact Statement, flooding is a very real and major concern because we are presently and have been since the late 1990s experiencing flooding on our property at 757 Laukapu Street. This flooding problem began only after the development at the corner of Lanikaula and Laukapu Street, compounded by the increase in height of the asphalt/concrete of Laukapu Street. Surface water runoff originating from the corner of Lanikaula and Laukapu Streets, flows down Laukapu Street and then into our driveway which is the lowest point along the way. In times of heavy rainfall this water then accumulates on the side of our house and rises to a level dangerously close to the steps leading to the basement where we have living quarters which are 3 feet below grade. Weve communicated our concern 9EXHIBIT C