2014-05-15 Leeward Exh B (Amend SMA 388)

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COMMAND: Thank you. BEAUDET: Okay. Thank you for your comments and for answering the questions of the Commission. FOULK: Thank you. BEAUDET: You may take your seat. No one has signed in for comment on the application, so I’ll ask one last time if there is anyone in the audience who wishes to speak on this application. Commissioners, any other comments or questions of staff? Thank you. With that, I would like to ask for a motion. KEAWEKANE: Excuse me, can I say something? BEAUDET: Sure. You have to fill out the form, just sign in first. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Planning Commission? KEAWEKANE: Yes. BEAUDET: Please state your name and area you reside in, and speak directly into the microphone. KEAWEKANE: My name is Ainsley Keawekane. I’m actually representing Hale Kona Kai, which we are on the makai side of the property. So we are just kind of wondering like if this is approved by you guys, how soon will they start construction in that area. And, you know, I know it’s five years. Because our property is a vacation rental type of deal, we would want to let people know as far as what’s happening next door. I guess, you know, I’ve only been there since the middle of December, and they’ve taken care of a lot of the problems that they had; because there are a lot of homeless sleeping on the property, and we had the police come by and, you know, get them out, and they gated up everything and fenced up everything, and it’s good because it hasn’t been a problem in the last month. For the most part, I think we just want to find out when they are going to start so that we can let our tenants know that are coming from Canada, from Alaska, you know; when they want to stay at our property, that they are aware of what they are stepping into, because we know if they come and they see all this construction going on and they weren’t aware of it, then, you know, they are going to ask for their money back. So we just kind of want a heads-up as far as when everything is going to start up and, so we can warn everybody. BEAUDET: As far as the Commission’s understanding goes is that this extension, and as the Director had pointed out to Condition No. 2, the condition specifically states that the proposed development would be completed within five years. Okay, so that is the timeline that we are establishing for the developer. But if the applicant would like to come up and address the question. And just to add to that, I would like to make the suggestion that maybe the developer start with open communication with neighboring properties and just be a little bit more collaborative as we move into this next five-year term. FOULK: Yeah, that’s what I was going to say is what we’ll do is we’ll trade information with these guys, and then just keep them apprised what the construction schedule is. We are good neighbors. And so I will just trade information right here before you leave. And, sure, you know, that’s a good 5 EXHIBIT B