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DOMINGO: Some people love trees in their property, you know, Mr. Chairman. <br />IWASHITA: Mr. Chair? <br />WATANABE: Yes, Mr. Iwashita. <br />IWASHITA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. My perspective on this tree discussion is that <br />the current owner has an obligation to make sure those trees don’t fall on his neighbor’s fence <br />now. He doesn’t need any rezoning or anything. I mean, the fact that the Branco’s, you know, <br />don’t call Mr. Sonomura on the fact that his trees are falling on their fence and causing them <br />damage is not, you know, they’re being very neighborly about it. The fact is though that, you <br />know -. Legally in my view, you know, they could call them on it and say you’ve got to take <br />care of paying for all these damages your trees on your property are causing us. So this whole <br />discussion about the trees to me is sort of besides their point in terms of what we have to decide <br />today. And I do have a question for Mr. Nishimura. Essentially what you’re saying, <br />Mr. Nishimura, is that it’s inevitable, all of Panaewa, you know, between Makalika Street and <br />Hawaiian Home Land that’s all going to be one day all be a residential area so we may as well <br />start now? Essentially that’s my understanding of your testimony. Is that correct? <br />NISHIMURA: My testimony is that the County’s long-range plan for the area, which <br />is reflected in the County General Plan, has designated that entire area Low Density Urban. <br />IWASHITA: And it’s also true that the community plan for Hilo, which is older than <br />the General Plan, designates this area as ag, correct? There’s a conflict in the planning <br />documents? <br />NISHIMURA; Nevertheless by ordinance the General Plan is the document that is -. <br />IWASHITA: I understand it. But there is a conflict in those two planning <br />documents? <br />NISHIMURA: Well, there can be a conflict because it reflects a difference in terms of <br />period of time that it addresses. <br />IWASHITA: I understand it. But there is a conflict? <br />NISHIMURA: I’ve said that, yes. <br />IWASHITA: Yeah. And just for clarification, it’s my understanding that there is a, <br />in the proposed budget for the next fiscal period, the community development plan for this area <br />is supposed to be funded. Is that correct? Yes? That’s my understanding. <br />WATANABE: You’re asking staff? <br />IWASHITA: Yes. <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />14 <br /> <br />