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Its clearing a pestilence. I dont think that much activity was noticed from across the highway because the druggies dont come in on Kalanianaole with the police patrol. They come in on Apapane and park there and dump their rubbish and do their things in this property. So thats why it may not have been noticed from across the highway. I am a very close neighbor of the people across the highway from us in Hawaiian Home Lands. I have not noticed any problems with dogs, pigs, chickens, or anything else there. I have no guest complaints about it. I think theyre all excellent neighbors; and I think we all get along just fine. So I really look at this as a highly positive development; and I think that some of the things that have been brought up are very much things that we as a community can manage to get together on after this development goes in. Also, on the question of these people not coming and meeting everybody, I think, you know under this SMA and all of these different things that you have to go through, I mean its kind of pointless to go and meet the neighbors. If this meeting doesnt approve this, these people are history,theyregone.Sonowisthetimeifyouguysapproveitforthemtocomearoundand start meeting everybody because theyve got some neighbors to meet. But, I mean, up until this is approved or disapproved at this meeting, theyre just an applicant. Thank you. WATANABE:Thank you. Any questions for this testifier? None, thank you. Then Ill take the liberty of calling up the remaining four testifiers. I have Richard Gorman, Denise Nakanishi, Kale Gumapac, Lehua Veincent. So those should be the last four that have signed up. Would you all raise your right hand so I can swear you in. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS:I do. WATANABE:Okay. Then why dont we again start on my right. Would you state your name and address for the record and begin with your testimony. GORMAN:My name is Richard Gorman. My address is 1317, Pahoa. I am the one that cleared the land. I was hired originally to clear the land about two years ago. At the time I did not know, you had me and the machete just to even enter. You couldnt even see the ponds, very hard to. I mean I dont want to offend anybody. SIRACUSA:Excuse me, could you speak into the mike, please. GORMAN:Certainly. I didnt want to offend anybody. But when I started this project I didnt realize how big it was going to be. It was just I was basically going in and just clear it so we could see what was there. Its like 4 months I worked there. And as I went along, it got bigger and bigger and there were many people, locals, that would walk by and a lot of young kids and all. And actually during that 4 months I hired about six of them to help the 53 coconut trees that are there. One of the locals was the one that trimmed them. And so we did, you know, I did not go and meet the people around. Mr. Arnott, I did get a chance to talk with him. He offered his power and water. But we tried to do it in a sensitive way; and it is a beautiful piece of property, had a lot of respect that was put into clearing it. And thats what I just wanted to tell you. 17EXHIBIT A