2012-08-02 Windward Transcript Regency

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COTTLE: Here. LEITHEAD TODD: Yeah, sorry, your other right. That’s my driveway that, I grew up on that property, cause all the land on the mauka side was owned by my great grandfather. The land on the makai side that they purchased was all the Mattos family; and then that, just a little bit further down from there is where Ono Poultry was, and some of the property that they’re developing was the old poultry farm. The biggest question I have is to the side of that driveway. I saw some plans here that said they’re talking about removing some rock outcroppings. And so I wondered is it within the right- of-way that they’re going to remove some of that so that the sight distance is improved? And there were some plans -. Do you have them on the screen, Maija, that shows the intersection, the proposed intersection, the drawings? COTTLE: Yes. I believe we have that right here. LEITHEAD TODD: Okay. That’s the one where I want some questions answered about exactly what’s going to be done. Because what you’ve got is just, you know, mauka of that you’ve got Mrs. Hasegawa, you got the Mattos family, I can’t think of the name of the family that bought the Bright’s house, and the Aguiars are down below, Chun Akanas and Onos. So that stacking lane is right on that curve, and sight distance -. The way we used to get out of our driveway was to roll down the windows and listen for cars coming around the curve and then hit the gas pedal real fast. So that intersection is really important. KERN: Okay, we’ll pose that, those questions to the applicant or representative when they come forward, and we'll get some detailed answers. Do you want to add to that, Maija? COTTLE: I just want to add a couple of things. The conceptual layout that’s shown there is in your Exhibit 15. So when the applicant comes up, he can refer to that. It's a, it's a large copy. And then the Department of Public Works memo on, as Exhibit 4 just indicates that they have worked with the applicant's engineer, they’ve reviewed this layout, and they concur with it. KERN: Any other questions for staff? Seeing none, thank you, Maija. Can I get the applicant or the representative -. AU: Mr. Chair? KERN: Oh, excuse me. Commissioner Au. AU: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to make a statement before we proceed. I believe it is public knowledge that I am the Big Island field representative for the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. Although I don't believe it is required or necessary, in order to air on the side of caution, I would like to disclose for the record that the carpenters union has met with the applicant. I do not know the details of this meeting, nor was I involved in any way. Although the meeting is certainly a benefit for the union since it could possibly create jobs for our members, there's no direct or indirect financial benefit to me or members of my immediate family. Furthermore, the meeting with the union does not affect my ability to be impartial. We’ve all known that along, that a project like this could create jobs. Although I am pleased that some of these jobs could possibly go to union construction workers, I 4 EXHIBIT B