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sentence, add "ROA at 905; Transcript of October 11, 2024 Hearing at 41." At the end of the <br /> second sentence, add "Id." <br /> 12. In the new Paragraph 15:In the second sentence after the word"discretion", <br /> add "because the Planning Director's declaratory rulings are matters of law." The third <br /> sentence is revised by deleting "Planning Department's Rules of Practice and Procedure" and <br /> adding after the word "or" "Hawaii Revised Statutes". The comma and the words "Hawaii <br /> Revised Statutes" that follow the words "Chapter 91"in the third sentence are deleted. Also in <br /> the third sentence after the words "requires Planning Director to issue a declaratory ruling", <br /> add"as the decision to issue a declaratory ruling is discretionary."New sentence after that will <br /> read "Likewise, there is no requirement that Planning Director must issue declaratory rulings <br /> to the satisfaction of the petitioner." The last two sentences are deleted. <br /> 13. In the new Paragraph 16: At the beginning, replace the words "The exhibits <br /> did not show"with"Nothing in the record shows that". <br /> 14. Part of the old Paragraph 14 becomes the new Paragraph 17. Add to the <br /> beginning of the new Paragraph 17 the following: <br /> 17. "Laws in pari materia, or upon the same subject <br /> matter, shall be construed with reference to each other." Waikiki <br /> Marketplace Inv. Co. v. Chair of Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 86 Hawai`i <br /> 343, 949 P.2d 183, 194 (App. 1997). The same applies to the <br /> interpretation of municipal ordinances. Id. ("The construction of <br /> municipal ordinances is governed by the same rules of statutory <br /> construction."). The record clearly shows that Ord. 96-7 and Ord. <br /> 96-8 were enacted at the same time, containing the same maps, and <br /> both applied to the development of Hokulia. ROA at 404-29; 430- <br /> 63. Thus, Ord. 96-7 and Ord. 96-8 are "laws in pari inateria" and <br /> must be construed with reference to each other. Further, the <br /> interpretation of Ord. 96-7 and Ord 96-8 is a matter of law. <br /> 18 <br />