2013-02-21 Leeward Exh A - Director Initiated Amend re PUD

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GIFFIN: All right. Starting with you, ma’am, on my left, will you please state your name. NIMORI: Tomoe Nimori. GIFFIN: All right. Would you like to begin your testimony? NIMORI: Others testifying today may focus on transparency -. GIFFIN: I’m sorry, please -. Yes. And Members of, excuse me, Members of the Commission, as Daryn stated, she has submitted written testimony. Ma’am? NIMORI: Other persons testifying today may focus on transparency, as the proposed amendment moves to provide an opportunity to greater community involvement. As a third generation resident of Kona, I ask you to consider greater community involvement from the perspective of historical Hawaiian land use practices. Agriculture has been the primary land use for 1,200 years influenced by the largely unchanged or unchangeable aspects of geology, soils, climate and hydrography. The Kona Field System reflects this. I would like to draw your attention to Page 2, Section 25-6-3, Item (F). A preliminary site plan of the P.U.D. lists nine items one of which alludes to this concept of respect for the land. If you will look on Item (4), “Natural, historic, and cultural features,” simply listing such features is inadequate in light of historic land use. I ask you to elaborate Item (4) to state: Natural, historic, and cultural features including the geology, soils, climate and hydrography of the Kona Field System within the area of the Planned Use (sic) Development. On Page 5, Section 25-6-7 (4), I recommend the same wording to this section. The approval process on Page 7, (e), my statement of concern: “If the director fails to render a decision on the site plans within the prescribed period, the site plans shall be considered approved without further certification by the director.” My recommendation for Section 25-6-3 and Section 25-6-7 may require more time beyond the sixty days allowed. I recommend ninety days to enable the applicant and the Planning Director to conduct a thorough research of the site of the Planned Use (sic) Development. GIFFIN: Thank you very much. Commissioner, any questions of Ms. Nimori? Hearing none, ma’am, than you very much. And you, will you please state your name. ERROR: Good morning. GIFFIN: Good morning. ERROR: I’m Normita Error, and I live on Hua‘ai Street, which is near the horseshoe Bend on Hualālai Road. I’m here -. GIFFIN: Excuse me, Ms. Error. Commissioners, I just want to remind you, as Daryn stated earlier, that she did submit written testimony. Please continue. 5 EXHIBIT A