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Hawaiian Paradise Park, and you noticed that it’s only concentrated in that particular area, would you? OLSON: In recent time. BROWN: I don’t believe that was a result of the Hawaiian Paradise Park Master Plan because most of those special permits were issued before that designation was even made by the Hawaiian Paradise Park Association in their master plan revision in 2005. DOMINGO: Okay. Then if not the Hawaiian Paradise Park Owners Association then the Planning Department had made that decision, followed up by the Commission’s action. And that’s the only reason I can look at -. WATANABE: Well, I might add to that. It hasn’t always occurred the way we’d like it to and certainly special permits are not the route to go in general. On the other hand we have turned down some subdivisions that even the community wanted, such as the Yamada Subdivision because it wasn’t in one of these planned commercial nodes. And that was not a reflection of how we felt that project would be developed. In fact, it was actually against the community’s wishes. Many people came out to testify in favor of it cause they wanted a store somewhere near there. So, you know, maybe, that’s a little broad statement when you’re saying that with no regard for any planning. With that, Ms. Siracusa. SIRACUSA: Yes. Just for Commissioner Bowman’s information, by the time that Hawaiian Paradise Park did their original master plan it was many years after the development of the subdivision itself. So when Jon was talking on, or it was Larry, about they had to get a plan, for a long time there wasn’t any plan at all. The Watamull family which was the developer had established certain parcels, but they had never done anything to make implementation of those designations possible so, as we know about the waterline and, you know, utility services to those parcels. So those parcels sit there, a potential for the kind of village center things that we’re talking about but the infrastructure isn’t there. And the Watamulls haven’t seen any need to work with the community or anyone else, even, you know, developers who have approached them to make that happen; and no one can force them to do it. So that when the Paradise Park finally did make their plan they were limited in what they could do because of the way the subdivision had come down in the first place. I just wanted to clarify that for you. WATANABE: Okay. Can we get on to the testimony then? WOODWARD: Please. WATANABE: Okay, thank you. Let’s see. I’m going to now call these people up as they’re signed up. I have Bill Walter, Pamela Sullivan, Zendo Kern and Robin Stetson. Would you all raise your right hand, please. And do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? EXHIBIT B 19