2014-04-03HEARINGTRANSCRIPT-PD INITIATED USE 12-034 & AMEND USE 12-034

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hour, okay? We asked for the reduction. They said no. So the only thing that was left for us for the safety of that roadway was the smart signs. But here Regency South takes the position that they’re not gonna put it in because one person doesn’t want it. GONZALES: Thank you, Mr. Pakele. I believe you can all be seated, and thank you for coming forward and testifying. PAKELE: I have one more concern, sir. You know, Mr. Kanuha and Mr. Brilhante is saying that they need to come back to you folks to get permission to enforce. I worked for the State for 20 years. I worked for the Department of Education. I worked for the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and I worked for Hawaiian Homes. If I’m not mistaken, you the Board, and other Commissioners set the policy. It is the department that carries it out, so I don’t see why the department could not stop and enjoin them the moment they violated the permit the second time. I don’t know why it has to come back here. Maybe I’m misunderstanding of how the rule is, and maybe they can clarify further with me because as far as I know, we have always, as a department, enforced the policies that you the Commission or Board set up. So, that’s just my other comment and all. I don’t see as to why it has to come back over here if they violated it. Thank you. GONZALES: Thank you. We will see if we can fix that today. PAKELE: And one more comment and then I’ll let you go. GONZALES: Go ahead. PAKELE: You know, last week, when I turned in the complaint form, and I’m saying this because I have a cousin whose husband works on the project. He bumped into me and he said oh, by the way, somebody when rat us out. I said what do you say—what do you mean? Oh, the big boss said somebody when rat them out. I said no. I said a complaint was lodged. I’m not a rat. I’m a complainant. If I see that a violation has been done, I’m going to say so. And so, you know, they kept telling the workers, no as long as they start something on the road, they can do whatever they want, and I don’t think—if you look at the testimony that I gave, they reiterated once, two, three, four times that they would do the road first, or finish the road and then do the vertical. And I would have some respect for Regency South if they came in front of you, stopped the work when Maija went out there the second time, ask for them, and then proceed, but no they keep building. They’re building every morning. And they keep doing it and it’s like saying the permit doesn’t matter, you don’t matter, or the community doesn’t matter, and so I really feel strongly that they should be stopped immediately, that some sort of fine should be addressed, and they should stop the construction, vertical, until they complete the road. Thank you. GONZALES: I’d like to ask the applicant. Would you like to respond to any of that? STROUD (from audience): Yes, I would. GONZALES: And can we please talk about flash signs, flash lights? 17 EXHIBIT F