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'The fundamental starting point of statutory interpretation is the language of the statute <br /> itself,' and `where the statutory language is unambiguous, our duty is to give effect to its plain <br /> and obvious meaning."' See Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Omiya, 142 Hawai`i 439, 449, 420 P.3d <br /> 370, 380 (2018) (internal citations omitted). The word"dedicate" (or any variation thereof) <br /> appears nowhere in Ordinance No. 96-7. Nor does Ordinance No. 96-7 incorporate by reference <br /> any of the requirements of Ordinance No. 96-8. See Exhibit 4,passim. Simply put, there is no <br /> dedication obligation under the express, unambiguous terms of Ordinance No. 96-7. The <br /> Planning Director's statement is overbroad and inaccurate for that reason, and the Director erred <br /> to the extent he ruled that Ordinance No. 96-7 contains any dedication obligation. <br /> B. The Planning Director Erred to the Extent he Qualified the Dedication of the <br /> Mauka Haleki`i Extension. <br /> In the Declaratory Order, the Planning Director ruled that"[t]o the extent the Mauka <br /> Halekii Extension was effectively dedicated, such dedication satisfied those portions of <br /> Ordinance 96-7, Condition M(4), and Ordinance 96-8, Condition L(4), applicable to the Mauka <br /> Haleki`i Extension." Exhibit 1 at 12 (emphasis added). While Oceanside agrees with (and does <br /> not appeal) the Planning Director's ruling that Oceanside's obligations under the Ordinances <br /> have been satisfied in connection with the Mauka Haleki`i Extension, it is unclear what is meant <br /> by the phrase "to the extent the Mauka Halekii Extension was effectively dedicated" dedicated. <br /> If the phrase is intended to qualify or otherwise limit the validity or effect of the dedication of the <br /> Mauka Haleki`i Extension, the Planning Director's ruling was in error. <br /> As noted above, the Mauka Haleki`i Extension was dedicated to the County in 2012 <br /> pursuant to County Council Resolution No. 317-12. Exhibit 10. The Declaratory Order <br /> acknowledges that the County Council's acceptance of the Mauka Haleki`i Extension was a <br /> legislative act taken with the input of County Department of Public Works ("DPW") that <br /> 11 <br /> 4896-1786-4893.1.051730-00058 <br />