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property up in, up towards the north-east. Then my concern is – thank you for bringing this up –
<br />that if there is not consideration from these individuals for noise pollution at the evening, it is
<br />going to give other people in the area allowance to do as they wish, because there is now
<br />precedence.
<br />HOUSEL: Thank you very much. Commissioners, any further questions? Okay, if you’d like
<br />to be seated, please. Could we have the applicants come forward? Mr. Fuke, would you like to
<br />address these concerns?
<br />FUKE: We were already anticipating noise issue, and that’s one of the reasons why as part of
<br />the application we had already proposed certain type of noise mitigation. And what I just kind of
<br />like want to point out is, the areas that they are talking about as being, you know, the noise
<br />generator, they are essentially where the farm workers are living right now, and if that is the
<br />issue, you know, this is the man, so he would be in the position to control it. He lives right next
<br />to the proposed facility that they want to have converted for special events; so if there is any
<br />noise type of issues, I mean, you know, he can provide them the phone numbers and he can
<br />contact them, so on and so forth.
<br />The other thing is, you know, as the staff’s recommendation is, one of the conditions, two of the
<br />conditions relate to specifically to noise, and these noise conditions were something that we had
<br />suggested. Within the Agricultural District, the decibel level at the property line is 75, day and
<br />night. And this property is zoned Residential (sic). So more restrictive noise restriction, the
<br />noise decibel level falls in the Residential zone, and for the Residential zone, the maximum is 55
<br />during the day and 45 during the night. So what they are kind of imposing upon themselves is to
<br />say we are not going to use Agricultural standard, we’re going to use Residential standard, and
<br />make that part and parcel of the condition. Now, in addition to that, we would also commit to
<br />not having any amplified activity, you know, beyond the certain time, whether it’s seven o’clock
<br />or it’s sunset, you know, whichever comes sooner. But the whole idea is to be sensitized to the
<br />neighbors’ concerns about noise. Now, on the level of enforcement, you know, this is a
<br />condition, and if there is, like, perceived or there is actual infraction of that, then I think this
<br />matter can be brought to the Planning Department and then ultimately to the Planning
<br />Commission. This is no different than I think, like, in one situation that the Liquor Commission
<br />currently faces right now down in Keauhou where they have neighbors complaining about the
<br />noise associated with certain activities, and there was a specific condition granted by the Liquor
<br />Commission related to noise, and so now that’s the issue. So if it’s made a condition, then I
<br />think there is appropriate recourse for the neighbors to complain and to bring it up to the
<br />Planning Director or the Planning Commission.
<br />MIYAOKA: Yes, I just feel sorry for the neighbors who are complaining for the noise. It’s
<br />probably coming from the workers. But I should give the notice to workers. I’ve been living in
<br />the property for three years, but I have not, I didn’t know that. So he said the ex-manager – he
<br />lived there over three years ago – so since I came there, I haven’t noticed any loud -. But I
<br />should be more careful. So I’m going to train the workers, especially nighttime – don’t listen to
<br />the loud music. So that’s my responsibility. I will be taking care of that.
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