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Commission, you know, we would respectfully request that, you know, you take favorable action
<br />on this matter, and with the added change that we had suggested that, to include the Condition K
<br />of the Planning DirectorÓs recommendation on the zone change which was relating to the 30,000-
<br />square foot minimum gross area which is not included in the recommendation that I had
<br />forwarded you. The recommendation I had forwarded you, however, does reflect a
<br />400-room, maximum rooms.
<br />SPRINGER:Commissioners, any questions or comments to the ApplicantÓs
<br />representative? Mr. Director, any response to the ApplicantÓs representative?
<br />YUEN:Just briefly on the 200 rooms versus 400 rooms. We had hea
<br />testimony earlier today about infrastructure deficits in West Hawaii. The Commission voted in
<br />opposition to a project that would add 43 single-family homes to
<br />new zoning of very, very large proportions. And I think about, well, we, to which the
<br />Department, we had recommended cutting from a 400, from having no hotel rooms under the
<br />current zoning, rather than approving 400 hotel rooms as they requested, that the Commission
<br />only approve 200.
<br />SPRINGER:Commissioners, any questions or comments for the Director or for the
<br />ApplicantÓs representative?
<br />Understanding that this is a continued hearing, we do have members from the public who have
<br />signed up to testify at this time. I would ask them, well, let me invite them to come forward
<br />now. Joel Gimpel, Lunakanawai Hauanio and Janice Palma-Glennie.
<br />Good evening, I believe you both have been sworn in. If you could begin, starting with you,
<br />Janice, please, again, your name, and address, and your testimon
<br />PALMA-GLENNIE:My name is Janice Palma-Glennie and my address is P.O. Box
<br />4849, Kailua-Kona. ItÓs getting little foggy. I scratched out a lot of things here. IÓm speaking
<br />for myself this time and, first, IÓve shortened my testimony incredibly. But, first, IÓd like to say I
<br />do not support the SMA permitting for CliftoÓs as it would be an added burden to already
<br />lagging infrastructure, as being requested only for speculative purposes, opening up that area to -
<br />. ThereÓs a large difference between 100 rooms and 400 rooms, and thatÓs the difference
<br />between 100 cars and 400 cars. And I believe that the issues that you folks so widely discussed
<br />regarding Nani-Kailua are just as important in this area with the congestion. If any of you have
<br />had the benefit of being there from one in the afternoon till seven at night, itÓs just getting too
<br />over-burdened to keep saying yes to hundreds of rooms and hundre
<br />So assuming I donÓt want this application approved, I still would like to talk about a few things
<br />in case it is. One of things that IÓm still concerned about is, yes, let me go back here, is that,
<br />what IÓve heard is that Mr. Morris would like to put a gate at the highway entrance which is at
<br />the mauka-makai jeep trail that runs to the shoreline. And though this hearing is regarding the
<br />mauka portion of his property, this gate would still affect the whole thing.
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