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SALAVEA:All right, thank you. And I understand its a very subjective call, and I dont mean to put you on the spot in any way. But Id like for us to if, just for purposes of argument or discussion, if the permit was approved that we have some sort of reference to place in the conditions that it would meet, you know, at least meet what we see on these pictures to make sure that, you know, the buffer is doing what it is intended to do in meeting the requirements. The follow up to that is if the application, if an applicant for a special permit does not comply with Rule 17, is there a possibility of revoking the permit or what is the process for one of the intervenors concerns of enforcing the conditions that we place upon the applicant? YUEN:Initially they would receive a citation or warning letter. If there was continued noncompliance, it could be brought to the Commission for revocation. There is a, well, thats a possibility in any of these applications, that if you dont meet the conditions it can be brought for revocation. SALAVEA:Sothereissometeethtotheconditionsintheenforcementasopposedto something like the, a rezoning where it kind of falls through the cracks? There is something that the Planning Department, I mean, the immediate County has something that they can respond with that would be significant? YUEN:There potentially are consequences; and it could be severe to the applicant. SALAVEA:Okay, thank you, Director. ALAMEDA:Thank you, Commissioner Salavea. Other questions? Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:Yes. As I recall, there was a similar statement in the 1998 applications and yet Mr. Vurich has not been in compliance of the landscaping there. The pictures that were passed around, the colored pictures, I noticed that secropia and albesia which are both weed trees, in the, Mr. Vurich has stated here, and then at the hearing in the record that he, after a while he got sort of disgusted with it and he couldnt get anything to grow and he left it natural. But it seems to me that he is not making a distinction between what he calls natural and weeds. What I saw, the ferns, the bamboo orchids growing there, those are weeds. Thats not leaving it native forest. Its a far cry from native forest. The bougainvillea, I mean, I see all over Paradise Park people are growing plants and theyre managing to make things grow and thrive. The bougainvillea, I took one look at it and I said it has never been pruned and it has never been fertilized. And I would suggest to Mr. Vurich that if he has a black thumb he hire a yard work person to take care of his landscaping. Because the problem isnt that you have no soil. Basically, the whole island has no soil and yet everything grows fantastically well. So if youre having trouble getting things to grow obviously you ought to get somebody to do it for you who is better at it. You might want to try the experiment with your bougainvillea, pruning it back drastically and then fertilizing it. Thats why it looks straggly, thats why it looks terrible. I dont even know if you know the difference between weeds and natural growth, but I have had occasion to pass the area since I live in Puna and have a lot of friends in Paradise Park. Ive had occasion to pass by there for years and Ive noticed it, I certainly never filed a complaint and most people in Puna will never file complaints. And you heard a testifier this morning saying she was having 23EXHIBIT B