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<br />was in May of 2011 that he did his investigation on our property and the neighboring property,
<br />and again, I didn’t ask what violations the neighbors were involved in. But yet, 10 months later
<br />he goes to the neighbor and tells him I have filed a complaint, with my name on it. You
<br />mentioned earlier on the other case about confidentiality laws, what happened to that in this case.
<br />There was none. He went directly to the neighbor, gave them my name and had a list of
<br />violations. I’ve never been into neighbors’ properties. That’s not my business. That’s not
<br />something I would ever do. I have no business knowing what other neighbors’ business is. So,
<br />again it’s going back to him talking to other neighbors about neighbors’ business. That’s not
<br />what we’re here for. I mean, that’s not part of his job from what I understand. You know, he’s
<br />to address things that are specific to what his job is. When he came in to do our initial
<br />investigation to our property May 26 of 2011, I simply inquired to him, why were we be given
<br />this violation. Simple question on the facts. His response to me, and forgive me, his words, not
<br />mine when I asked why Kiran Emler was giving us this violation, his words, not mine, and I’m
<br />embarrassed to say this, he said “he just needs to get laid”. It still embarrasses me to say this. I
<br />had nothing to do with what the present issue was, and I don’t understand why he makes
<br />comments like this. Why does he talk like this, so it just continues.
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<br />Mr. Pickens: And to refresh the memory of the first meeting that we had on the phone, just to
<br />relate what was said then, Mr. Northrop, I spotted him driving up our private access road to the
<br />neighbors up above us and when I seen the car I immediately ran to my back part of my house to
<br />listen to see what was going on because I know he went to the neighbors up there and I heard
<br />him very clearly up there, and he told the neighbors that the Pickens down there, that the County
<br />has got a lien against their property and they’re going to take their property from them. That the
<br />Pickens, they have no aloha, and that you, talking to the Thompsons above us, you guys should
<br />get together with the other neighbors and form a coalition to go against these people. This is
<br />what he said. And for, to say something like that in a County vehicle, I was just, you’re on duty,
<br />you’re getting paid to come up here to, and I still don’t understand why he doesn’t like us.
<br />What’s his reasoning?
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<br />Ms. Pickens: He also told me, at another time, that he has gotten in trouble in the past for things
<br />he has said.
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<br />Mr. Balsis: Any questions for Mr. and Mrs. Pickens?
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<br />Mr. Henricks: Okay, one question I have is in the readings that I did, I noticed that there was a
<br />complaint against your neighbors, several complaints. And the complaints said that you made
<br />the complaint, but the complaint name on it was Mark, no, what was it, Frank.
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<br />Ms. Pickens: Yes.
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<br />Mr. Henricks: Okay, so how did that come about?
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<br />Ms. Pickens: Exactly, very good question. So Frank is Frank DeMarco, who works in the
<br />County Public Works Department here in Hilo. And I questioned Frank DeMarco on why only
<br />we were being picked on. Why Mr. Northrop came out in May 26, 2011, was well aware of
<br />other neighbors’ violations, because he told me of them, and why weren’t the other neighbor’s
<br />being addressed. I didn’t feel it was fair that we were only the ones being picked on. And he
<br />said well, do you want to file a complaint, and I said I just want to know why the County has not
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