2012-04-19 Leeward Exh A - Tim Bostock

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GIFFIN: Any other questions of the testifier. Seeing none, ma’am, your name is Kathie Sullivan? SULLIVAN: Yes. GIFFIN: Thank you. Will you please proceed. SULLIVAN: I’m also a Waiki‘i resident, and I am a member of the board but I am speaking in this case just for myself as resident. And if we were to believe Dan, we should all run into the bedroom, jump in bed, cover our heads and never leave the house again, because life is apparently very dangerous at Waiki‘i. I don’t happen to agree with the particulars or the general theme of what Dan had to say. I was fortunate enough to attend the last music festival, which was in 2004, and I am with Leslie in that, yes, there was beer drinking, yes, there was a bit of rowdiness; but I think that can be laid at the doorstep of the people who were managing the festival, because it was done in a very, very unprofessional manner. And we have Tim now, and I, like Leslie, have every faith that Tim will manage this in a professional businesslike manner. And I think, as far as the benefit to the community, I think that’s one of the things that Waiki‘i Ranch looks to accomplish here, which is to give something back to the community by way of allowing this to happen there. And I can think of no reason why we shouldn’t give to him the benefit of the doubt, because we can’t base our opinion on what happened in the past. But after the first year if something goes badly wrong, then it’s a self-limiting thing because there won’t be any second year to deal with. So as far as I’m concerned, we should allow him to proceed. GIFFIN: Commissioners, any questions of Kathie Sullivan, the public testifier? Lani Bowman. BOWMAN: Sorry. GIFFIN: No, go ahead. BOWMAN: I have one more. I know you said you weren’t testifying but you are a member of the board. And I am just curious. I believe that there was a notice given. Is there any reason the board did not comment on this? It seems like a pretty big application. SULLIVAN: I think you would have to address that question to T.J. who is our board president. BOWMAN: Okay, thank you. GIFFIN: Director. LEITHEAD TODD: It’s another board type of questioning, or for Mr. Bostock. To hold this, he has to have board approval. Is that correct? And the board has not yet voted? So even if the County approves the special use permit, if the board votes no, then Mr. Bostock can’t hold the event. Is that correct? SULLIVAN: Again, I’d like to defer to T.J. McAniff who is our president. LEITHEAD TODD: Okay. SULLIVAN: That’s my personal understanding, but I would prefer that you ask him. 18 EXHIBIT A