2012-06-07 Windward Transcript Hegarty

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KERN: You have 2 ½ minutes if you want to add anything else. SOARES: That’s about it. That’s my main concern. KERN: Okay. SOARES: Thank you. KERN: Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, thank you. And then Phillip Abadilla, name and area in which you live, and then your time will begin. ABADILLA: My name is Phillip Abadilla. I reside at 16-2134 Ginger Lane. I’ve been living over there now, lived in Ainaloa for 16 years, going on 17. Also, I sat on the committee, I mean, on the Board as a former president, vice president, board of director for 16 years. The road when it was turned over, yeah, they had a lot of problems. You know when people talk about the surveying, all the studies done and, you know, their expertise from here and there -- let me tell you, before the County took over the road, right before that place sits, there was a death there. Okay? People come down flying over that hill. The reason why you folks don’t know about it is because the County does not recognize any statistics the sits on that road if it’s not a County road, same as the State. Further down, we had another death. There's, a lot of accidents happen on that road. And when we fought to get the road upgraded and turned over they provided us with these berms. Now these berms had also, in a way it slowed down, it provided some safety. But where's the break off where the emergency vehicles go to the side? Berms stop at, right above that property. Where does the people walk? Obligation has not been fulfilled to bring the road up to grade, up to standard, which you folks should know the standard road is where you folks ended that road on the top of Ainaloa Boulevard, and it only sits between that two portions. That is how that road is supposed to look on the bottom. That will be something that will be suitable to standard. Now just to provide this because you folks feel that this is a special need for the community, hey, it's a good thing, yeah. But look at the issue of safety. Because, you know, if not today we’ll be back in here again. The decision you make is going to affect a lot of people. So I’d just like to bring that to you guy’s attention. Look back in history on what this road is all about before you folks start making determination and, you know, accepting other people's so-called experience. I know what I went up against and what I searched, and what I went through. I know who the people who not with us today. So, but the decision you folks make, you’ve got to live with it. That’s all I’ve got to say. KERN: Thank you very much. Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, have a seat. Thank you. Marti Morishige and Anthony Galimba. Good morning. MORISHIGE: Good morning. KERN: Can I get you both to raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth today before the Windward Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do. 11 EXHIBIT C