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SPRINGER:Number of members? <br />SHIOJI:Our chapter has 85 members. <br />SPRINGER:Thank you. <br />FUJIKAWA:Is there any other questions, Commissioners? <br />SIRACUSA:Yes. <br />FUJIKAWA:Commissioner Siracusa? <br />SIRACUSA:Yes. I was wondering about how much, how many parcelsor how <br />much acreage is downstream of the Lower Hamakua Ditch where it passes through this <br />parcel? <br />SHIOJI:Roughlyabout6,000acres. <br />FUJIKAWA:Anyotherquestions,Commissioners,withMr.Shioji?Ifnot, <br />Ms. Anderson? <br />ANDERSON:Hi. Thank you for hearing my testimony today. I am the owner of <br />Mauka 10, Kapulena Orchards, along with my husband. I submitted written testimony in <br />th <br />a letter dated December 5 <br /> to Mr. Yuen. Basically, we have been working as a <br />community in Hamakua with Dwight Takamine to develop a plan for Hamakua. The <br />vision I have written in my written testimony, what the community is looking for, as a <br />farmer I think it€s important that we preserve agricultural lands. It€s what I want for <br />myself and my husband, as well as our son. I believe that permitting special uses <br />basically subverts the intention of having a zoning in the first place. I feel that it puts the <br />interest of one person above the interest of an entire community; and I truly believe that <br />theHamakuacommunityisinterestedinremaininginagriculture. <br />AfterspeakingwithDarynAraiandRobertUsagawa,aswellasDr.Holschuhata <br />meeting of our neighbors, currently the County has no enforcement of the SUP€s. They <br />havenoonewhogoesoutandchecksonthingstomakesuretheyareincompliance,that <br />they€re running their operations according to what the County grants. I think that€s <br />amazingandsad.AndIjustreallywouldliketoseeHamakuaremainagriculture.I <br />think that that€s what the County wants and if, or what the people want in Hamakua; and <br />ifwestartpatch-workingitouttospecialinterest,wewon€thaveanyagriculturalland <br />left. And if you€ll just refer to my letter I think in that you can see what our vision is for <br />ourcommunity;andthatwasdevelopbyourcommunity.Thankyouverymuch. <br />FUJIKAWA:Commissioners, any questions with Ms. Anderson? If not, Gayle, <br />go ahead. <br />19 <br /> <br />