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Government, if you want that established for the public, then somebody's got to pay me. So, but
<br /> the County hasn't paid. There is no relief in the real property tax; he pays the real property taxes
<br /> as though that's all commercially zoned.
<br /> So, anyway, the last, the last thing I kind of want to impress upon, you know, this body is the
<br /> whole notion of precedent. I know that, you know, when you look at all the decisions that
<br /> Commissions have made relative to coastal properties, they've addressed things like public access,
<br /> but public access for the most part to the shoreline have related to properties that are adjacent to
<br /> the shoreline. In this situation here, you've got to ask yourself like, you know, this is Hanama
<br /> Place, it's not a coastal, it's not a shoreline property. So, the question then is like there is really
<br /> like no need for a shoreline access over there. There is no historical trail that shows mauka to
<br /> makai that a portion of this historical trail goes through this property, no. So, a question is like
<br /> there is no public, you know, there is no access requirement—then the question becomes like,
<br /> well, what about parking then, you know? So, I said like, well, if you look at parking, you know,
<br /> will the Commission require parking for all shoreline, you know, all SMA applications whether
<br /> it's for single-family dwelling, commercial, condo, whatever have you, along the shoreline, you
<br /> know, will you require parking, and if so, how many parking? This is not to say that it's not
<br /> unusual to have parking as part of an SMA requirement. You look at all of the major resorts up
<br /> and down the coast, Mauna Lani, Mauna Kea, Kohanaiki, Kuki`o, Hualalai, they all have public
<br /> access, and even Hokuli`a, they all have like public access requirements, and they all have some
<br /> parking, but you've got to look at the magnitude of the project. So, that relates to the impact; what
<br /> kind of impact is that project doing that generates a need for access, that generates a need for
<br /> parking? So, I ask you all to look at this and ask yourself like what is it about this project that he
<br /> should be burdened without compensation10,000 square feet of land that you can put up a few
<br /> homes, you know, homes or maybe an office building and generate some revenue, you know
<br /> where is fairness in all of this? So, that's kind of like my pitch. And at the end of the day, you
<br /> know, he this is Mr. Fujimoto, and he can come up and affirm but he said he still wants to keep
<br /> it parking, but he wants to be able to manage it. Managing it means like it's going to put up like
<br /> whether it's going to be managed by Diamond or whomever, so there can be some control, and
<br /> there can be some amount of revenues generated to the point where he can help with the
<br /> maintenance, you know, of the, of that area. So, in terms of availability for the public, yes, it
<br /> would still be available. The question is like you might have to pay a little bit.
<br /> So, and with that, I say thank you and will be happy to answer any questions.
<br /> DEFRANCO: Thank you. I have a question for you, though. So, in all this time that they've had
<br /> it, they've never done anything themselves to protect the parking lot? Because it's public parking,
<br /> they can't put up paid parking right now? I mean what's stopping them from
<br /> KANUHA: [Inaudible microphone on mute]
<br /> DEFRANCO: But wait, I'm going to ask him.
<br /> FUKE: They haven't exercised controls
<br /> DEFRANCO: Yeah-
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