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The Waimea residents on the Honoka`a side of these lands can tell you more about the <br /> traffic today than any prior study. The farmers on the Mauna Kea side of this land can <br /> tell you more about agriculture. The adjacent landowners on the same side of the <br /> Highway can tell you about flooding. And the planners at the Counties of Honolulu and <br /> Maui, or our own Long-Term Planning Department, can tell you all about urban sprawl. <br /> In fact, our own planners recognize that continuing to approve piecemeal projects <br /> outside of a solid plan creates a number of problems that could be avoided by <br /> developing and sticking to plans. <br /> The applicant may object to following the will of the community in addition to the law. <br /> The process to develop the CDP engaged many in our community with differing <br /> perspectives and identified areas of agreement. The knowledge contributed exceeds the <br /> scope of information typically shared to inform long-term planning. Disregarding the will of <br /> our community disrespects the residents, technical experts, and indigenous knowledge <br /> holders who have been and must continue to be consulted is a mistake. It is one thing for a <br /> landowner to make that mistake. It is another for a representative government committee <br /> to do so. <br /> Until the applicant can demonstrate support from those most affected by this application <br /> in the Waimea community, this proposal should not proceed. <br /> Ruling contrary to community has created a great deal of harm here on our island and <br /> throughout Hawaii. I encourage this commission to respect our community by denying <br /> this request. <br /> Thankyou, <br /> Charles H. Wiggins, Jr. <br /> Waimea Resident <br />