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years back near Waipio Valley on the cliff, which is about 900 to 1,000 feet in elevation, and
<br />where this property was being grubbed and was being cleared of trees and shrubs, the person
<br />who was the contractor who was cleaning the area pushed all of the trees and the dirt over the
<br />cliff down to the shores by the ocean, which was about 900 to 1,000 feet. What the County did
<br />was to have the owner go down and burn all the debris, the shrubs and trees; all that was there
<br />was cleared up. They went to that extent.And I know of other situations where grubbing, you
<br />know, all that was done, they had to go back and restore the land to its near original condition.
<br />Now, as Mr. Fernandez has suggested or is demanding that that property, the portion which was
<br />cut, be restored to its original condition. Now, you know, that can be done and should be done.
<br />WATANABE: Well -.
<br />ALAMEDA: Mr. Chair.
<br />WATANABE: Okay, we may be getting ahead of ourselves, Mr. Domingo. I respect your
<br />opinion on that, but we may be getting ahead of ourselves. Mr. Alameda.
<br />ALAMEDA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to have a more complete record, Mr.
<br />Fernandez, I heard two things: I heard, one, that you’d like that cut to kind of resemble more like
<br />a path, some kind of walkable path, but I also heard that you want that path to also serve in some
<br />cases as an emergency to the, no?
<br />WATANABE: No, that’s the second path, though.
<br />FERNANDEZ: Two different paths.
<br />ALAMEDA: Okay.
<br />FERNANDEZ: Two different paths: you have the pedestrian access that comes from the
<br />cul-de-sac, which definitely should have emergency vehicle capabilities. The path coming from
<br />Mr. Mohammadi’s house onto this pedestrian access should not have any type of vehicle to go
<br />on it.
<br />ALAMEDA: Okay. So the first cut, the one that you are recommending that we have
<br />vehicle access, you want vegetation to be restored in that area as well or no?
<br />FERNANDEZ: Yes, to make it look like a path, I mean, it’s not, you know, 21 feet of
<br />scarred earth, that there is, you know, let’s say, there is two or three feet of scarred earth and the
<br />rest of it is some kind of vegetation whether it’s grass or something. But if you look at the most
<br />recent pictures, there is not grass there.
<br />ALAMEDA: Okay. So you wanted a, like, kind of path so that a car can go down,
<br />though, or a vehicle can go down for emergency.
<br />FERNANDEZ: Yeah, or an ambulance, yeah.
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