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their subdivision and the property. It's all bush right now. And then so we kind of said that, well,
<br />we’ll kind of like remove the lower brush; and if they are some large trees that you don't mind having
<br />retained, for example there are some mango trees in that area and also there are some invasive species
<br />plants like the gunpowder tree, you know, there are certain things that they want to have retained,
<br />we’re saying then, fine, we’ll retain it, we’ll work out with you guys what needs to be retained. And I
<br />think that you will also notice on the site plan there was a, on the makai side there was like the
<br />drainage, that Alenaio Stream. So we’re saying we will put up a chain-link fence along that area for
<br />security; and there is some added reason why there is a chain-link fence, which I think kind of
<br />addresses some of the Luana Gardens Community Association’s concerns. But they are all kind of like
<br />expressed as conditions. If you look at your, I think they're all found on, there are about five or six
<br />different conditions that the staff had stated that is going to be incorporated as the representations, they
<br />are incorporating the representations that we’ve made to the community.
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<br />One of the things which, well, was not incorporated was they were saying like, well, are you folks
<br />going to put a photovoltaic system. And we said, well, you know, at this point in time no. But, you
<br />know, you can never dismiss the possibility given the, you know, increasingly high cost of electricity
<br />and trying to be more green friendly, you know, whether you’re going to have photovoltaic. So they
<br />wanted to retain that option. But we all know that there is like a cap. So what we then agreed to do is
<br />say, okay, look before they file, this is a condition that’s not incorporated, by the way, but before they
<br />file, you know, with the HELCO, they will inform the Community Association 60 days before they file
<br />to say, look, we’re getting ready to file. So if you as a property owner you’re getting ready, you don't
<br />want to, you want to make sure you get on there quick, then you've got to just do it quickly. So at least
<br />we thought that would be fair, you know, rather than totally ban them from having a photovoltaic
<br />system.
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<br />So essentially, I guess, like from a, our standpoint, you know, we feel like it meets the tests for the
<br />issuance of a use permit. We have tried as best as we can to address all of the concerns that the
<br />community has raised. It will provide much-needed and immediate construction and long-term
<br />employment, it provides much-needed health care services, and besides they have the funds and
<br />they’re ready to proceed. It’s not like something that we need to get funding. You know, they do have
<br />the funds in place. So we are here asking for your favorable consideration of this application.
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<br />KERN: Thank you. Are there any questions for the applicant or their representative? Commissioner
<br />Ono?
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<br />ONO: I’m sure at it, yeah, today?
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<br />KERN: Yeah, good.
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<br />ONO: I’m just curious. Sidney, you know, the alignment on the mauka side of the Kaumana, I guess,
<br />yeah, where those dark lines are, those, I really can’t point to specific resident’s lots, but it’s a drop
<br />into Kaumana It’s not a gradual sloping thing, it’s a drop into. So as Bobby Jean says it’s a blind,
<br />there are a lot of blind spots. So when you do a grade, are you going to grade it so that the residents
<br />can see traffic better or is it going to be, just, you know, cut into the -?
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<br />FUKE: Are you referring to those properties on the north side?
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