2008-01-03 TCOUNCILsubdivision_7-lot

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administrative thing, right? But the fact of the matter is when you get down to what’s on the ground, this is where, you know, the rubber meets the road and where we’re having problems. So it really needs to be addressed in the bigger picture. And 23-6 I would suggest the administration can use right now, right, to start doing things administratively in implementing the Subdivision Ordinance which gets the developers to work towards getting the community development plans done. We need developers. Nothing is going to get done, we’re not going to get anything built, unless we have development money. Right? The County is not going to be building all of this housing. You know we need development money and we all need to work together. And I’m suggesting that the administration, you know, really work with the money part of how things get done here, right, to implement the community plans; and, you know what, in the big picture we all, those of us without money and those that have money, right, we all end up better if we all work together. This process that we’re part of, as a Commission, never worked on Oahu, never worked in LA, didn’t work on Maui, and it’s not going to work here with all the good intentions that we have. So, again, this change to the Subdivision Ordinance is important. I’m suggesting that the Department maybe should ask for more money to have somebody work on implementing this part of it, you know, and that the Council should seriously consider doing that. ALAMEDA: Thank you, Commissioner Iwashita. Please note that we will be continuing this item as well to the Kona meeting, so we’ll have a chance to share our perspectives on this matter. Any other comments before we entertain public testimony? I understand there is no public testimony, so -. WILLIAMS: Is it possible to give public testimony now? ALAMEDA: Sure. You want to sign up, get you on record. So we will hear testimony, and then we will make a motion to continue it. Okay? And then we can discuss more at the next meeting. Sir, could you please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? WILLIAMS: Yes, I do. ALAMEDA: Thank you. Could you please state your name and address for the record. WILLIAMS: My name is Robert G. Williams. My address is 101 Hualalai Street. It’s my business address, Hilo. ALAMEDA: Okay, are you going to read your testimony or are you just going from -? WILLIAMS: Actually I don’t have written testimony today. But I did want to say a few words regarding this bill. ALAMEDA: You may. WILLIAMS: Okay. I think one of the issues involved here is that the way the Charter is set up it basically follows the same concept of state government, which follows the concept as the Federal government. We have a separation of powers. We have a judicial, and we have a EXHIBIT B 9