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<br />KERN: Is there anything else you'd like to add? <br /> <br />MIKKELSON: Not unless you have any questions. <br /> <br />KERN: Any questions for the applicant? Seeing none, you may have a seat. Thank you. Public <br />testimony, we've got two. I'll call you both up at the same time, Jill Raznov and Tiffany Edwards <br />Hunt. You may come forward and have a seat. Okay, can you all raise your right hand, whoever is <br />going to speak. Do you all swear to tell the truth today before the Windward Planning Commission? <br /> <br />TESTIFIERS: Yes. <br /> <br />KERN: Okay very good. We'll start with Jill Raznov. State your name and area you represent, and <br />you may begin. <br /> <br />RAZNOV: Do I need to hold this? <br /> <br />KERN: Yes, Please. Hold that and talk into it. <br /> <br />RAZNOV: Okay. Sorry. <br /> <br />KERN: No worries. <br /> <br />RAZNOV: My name is Jill Raznov. I’m an attorney in Hawaii. I represent Jeff and Tiffany Hunt <br />who are with me today, present at this hearing. I’m actually especially appearing on behalf of the <br />Hunts. The Hunts have a regular attorney to represent them in this matter; her name is Sandra Song. <br />She could not be here today and so I have offered to assist the Hunts only today with regard to <br />testimony on their behalf. The Hunts have an interest in this matter as they are business owners in the <br />vicinity and, if fact, right next door to the applicant’s property. <br /> <br />The Hunts request that this application be denied; and I’ll give you the reasons for that request. <br />According to the Zoning Code, my understanding of the Zoning Code, all rezonings must be in the <br />public interest and for the general welfare. Applications for rezoning must include, besides other <br />things, at a minimum an environmental assessment, the existing structures and uses on the property, <br />and the proposed uses under the rezoning. <br /> <br />The Venti’s application does not address any of these minimum requirements, and is therefore <br />deficient. Their application in fact omits crucial information regarding the existing uses to where that <br />is a vacation rental. The application only says that it is a residential dwelling unit. The application <br />requests zoning for commercial use, rezoning for commercial use, but fails to state what that use is or <br />what it will be and also fails to state its existing commercial use, which is permissible actually under <br />the current zoning. <br /> <br />It is clear from the Venti’s application that their only reason for requesting rezoning is for monetary <br />gain and speculative purposes; and, in fact, we just heard that that’s why they’re requesting a rezoning, <br />so they can have an increase in the value of their property. These reasons do not conform to the <br />4 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />