2014-09-04 Hearing Transcript-HACA SPP 845

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HENKEL: So there is access and egress on the one lane? TITA: They’re still on the road— HENKEL: --okay— TITA: --and cars on the other side of that pavement are also on the road. HENKEL: Okay, well this photograph is deceiving. I have one more question. TITA: Yes. HENKEL: I was wondering if you and your legal team are working with the Hawaiian Acres Association to remedy their legal challenges? TITA: As to the permit to try and bring it up to Code? Yes, I am. HENKEL: Okay. TITA: I’ve decided to—they have new elections coming up, so I’m going to apply to run on the Board, and if I get voted in on the Board, you bet. I’m gonna—my first agenda is to bring the permit up to Code. It is the highest priority for our subdivision that, that building become a legal community center. HENKEL: Well, thank you, that’s good to hear that you are interested in having it become a community center. KAWAUCHI: We did—Susan and I attended a meeting of the Association in February of this year, and we discussed all of the concerns that were there including at that time, the Fire Station was wired with electrical although it wasn’t permitted. My understanding is that the electrical has been removed from the Fire Station, so you’ve got a Fire Station right now that has no electrical and no electrical permit. Now, the meeting that we had has not resulted in any further action by the Association to remedy any of its legal issues. I think what they’re more concerned about is getting an amendment to their permit, but again, the permit that they have was submitted in 1995 and lapsed in 1998, so getting an amendment to it wouldn’t resolve their legal problems, I don’t think. I believe that the Building Code has probably changed between now and then, and they haven’t addressed any other, you know, they haven’t—it was pointed to them that the bathroom was not permitted, but that’s not, it doesn’t seem to be a significant issue to the Association. So, another matter that was discussed at the meeting was, was the supervision of the farmers market activities including trying to monitor the traffic conditions that would be present should they increase the numbers of persons at the center by a hundred persons or so and then overflow with parking. I didn’t, my understanding from that meeting, and Susann, please let me know if this is your memory, too, they don’t have persons that they can assign to monitor traffic in that area for their activities. And it’s not really something that seemed the Association really wanted to do, so—is that correct, Susann? 8 EXHIBIT H