2012-10-18 Leeward Exh B - DPW Laaloa

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HOLUM: Up to -? GIFFIN: Yes, please. And go ahead and put your name there for No. 4. Is there anybody else? And go ahead and take a seat at that table. Make sure you have a mike that you can speak into when it’s your turn. HOLUM: Patricia Holum. GIFFIN: All right. Will all four of you please raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear this morning to tell the truth on this agenda item before the Leeward Hawai‘i Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do. GIFFIN: Thank you. Starting with you, sir, please state your name and where you are -. And if you can give us some proximity as to where you are on this map, that would be helpful as well. JAZMIN: Surely. My name is Jose Jazmin. GIFFIN: Okay. JAZMIN: I’m a resident at 77-168 La‘e La‘e Street in the Ali‘i Heights, mauka -. GIFFIN: I’m sorry. Maybe, Daryn, oh, yeah, good. Can you point out where that is? JAZMIN: Well, it’s this, let me see, this is my property right here, this long strip coming down; it’s the fourth house on the right as you make a turn from La‘aloa into La‘e La‘e, facing, well, the back part of the property faces the, this side here, faces the makai side. GIFFIN: Okay. JAZMIN: Okay. So that’s my property right there. GIFFIN: Sure, okay. Would you like to begin your testimony, please. JAZMIN: Yeah, I, just a concern, as a resident, at the, this location and also being now understanding a little bit about this extension. I know that this roadway is very much needed. I think it’s a very good plan. The concern is not about the extension itself, just the security aspect of the subdivision. And a lot of the owners in the subdivision are partly residents, or part-time, they are either reside part time in islands or, you know, elsewhere; and so they leave their property somewhat vacant a good portion of the year. And providing easy access from Kuakini down to the Ali‘i Drive is very good because it relieves the traffic on Ali‘i Drive, and easy access to town and easy access to other places and, you know, in terms of emergency responsiveness to the area, I think it’s a very good plan. However, it brings some issues, because a lot of the owners there are temporary residents and they leave the properties vacant a good portion of the year, such as myself. My concern is what security measures are being put in place to insure that somehow the properties that are somewhat left vacant, because there is no guard gates there, there is no, what are being put in place to provide some security for those properties and also the residents in that area. And also, 4 EXHIBIT B