2025-08-29 Record on Appeal - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION AND SERVICE REPORT File No. DPW25-024 Date: 3/4/25 Name: b Phone: Email: Bus: Address: Cell: TMK of Complaint: 190030180000 District: PUNA Location of Complaint: Left of 19-3904 Old Volcano Rd. Volcano, Hi 96785 Received by: Ashlee Mendonca — via Website 11:12 am. 1/6/25 Name Time (am/pm) Date Non-compliance of grubbing permit requirements and stockpiling of cleared materials resulting in the flooding of my property in several locations. Vegetation and Ohia were cleared from TMK 190030180000 beginning in July 2023 well before a permit was applied for. After extensive clearing occurred and all cleared materials were stockpiled near the street and within the county right-of-way my lot began receiving flood runoff from this lot in several locations. After alerting the owner to the flooding issue several times, as situation worsened, he refused to address and blamed me claiming I altered his land causing the issue. The adjacent lot owner then applied for a grubbing permit in 2024. In the meantime, I erected several sand bag walls and drainage systems to prevent flood runoff from flowing towards my house foundation. To date the owner of this lot has not implemented any adequate measures to minimize flooding and erosion problems created on his lot impacting mine. In addition, to violations of grubbing permit provisions the owner of TMK has done work in the County right-of-way for the installation of a driveway (eg. laying gravel). I have attempted to work towards resolving differences even offering to have my arborist handle several dying ohia destroyed by his actions on the lot line and having his contractor reestablish berms that they removed; this offer has gone unanswered. It appears the owner has filed a complaint against my preexisting driveway claiming that is the root of flooding issues. During a series of heavy rain events rivers flowed in front and behind my home/my storage building, and carved out huge sections of my driveway. After these flood events I found multiple pieces of horse excrement from the adjacent lot that flowed into mine; posing a serious biosecurity threat for my farm. I have no other options as my neighbor is reckless and immune to the damages he has caused; I just want my neighbor to do the pono thing and stop flooding my property. Referred to: ENG Date: 3/4/25 Referred by: Ashlee Mendonca DOC'&M6NT *1 I...