2015-01-08 Hearing Transcript-PD INITIATED _GAMBLE_ SPP 1078 & SMA 408

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GAMBLE, M.: Do you want me to respond to that or not? MIYASATO: No, that’s just a comment that I have that I was hoping that you would have had more of a presentation on, that aspect of this noncompliance meeting. Thank you. Commissioners, nothing further? Okay, thank you. You may have a seat. Okay, we have three testifiers, Blanche Makanaka [sic], Carlos Parisi, and Tom Luebben. Could you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‛i County Planning Commission? PARISI: Yes. MADAMBA/LUEBBEN: I do. [Secretary’s Note: Mr. Luebben was signed up to testify on the next item on the agenda regarding the Geothermal Asset Fund and did not testify on this matter.] MIYASATO: Okay, could you, you can go first. Could you please state your name and residence? PARISI: My name is Carlos Parisi. MIYASATO: And your residence please? PARISI: I live at 28-3464 Hawai‛i Belt Road in Honomū. MIYASATO: Okay, you have three minutes. PARISI: Okay, first of all I want to thank the County. I’m here really to support their position and interpretation of the permits, in particular, the diligence of Mr. Darrow and Inspector McComber. You know, you hear Mrs. Gamble, and makes it sound like she’s the victim here. I’m gonna try to stick to the facts and what actually has happened. Give you a little background. I purchased my property in the late eighties with the intention of retiring here. Twelve years before the Gambles even came in the picture. They did contact me at the time, around the year 2000, about proposing a bed and breakfast, and I did support it. I wrote her a letter, and I welcomed her, her idea. The application during that meeting that they applied as per the minutes specifically was supposed to be for an 8-bedroom inn, okay? If you look at it closely, they somehow misstated the facts and convinced the Commission at the time to include weddings and civic meetings and community meetings, etc. This came to light after I filed my complaint because of this garage sales, collectible sales business. It was not only during the Monarch week. They’ve had it at least five times, and it entails sometimes a whole week. You’ve got people stopping at Highway 19, which is a busy road, parking all over the shoulder of the road. Their property is actually landlocked, and they have an easement through my property which is 30 feet wide, and when you’ve got all these cars parking on the shoulder of the road, that’s technically illegal. It’s a State easement there. When you’ve got cars blocking my gate, it’s a 10 EXHIBIT C