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

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DARROW: Well, that’s one of the areas that the Planning Department will continue to work with the Applicant on. There appears to be some differences in regards to compliance with that. This morning, the Applicant had submitted some information that contradicts what the Department of Transportation is saying in their comment letter, and so we’ll need to continue working with, to figure out if those items were complied with or if the Applicants were told they didn’t need to do that. IKEDA: Well, this is what bothers me because, you know when I read the transcripts, these were the conditions they agreed to and it’s not being done, so it really bothers me that, you know, you would assume that it’s done, so, but it’s not done, and so it seems like they were hedging and that really bothers me. And, I agree with the transcript also, where it stated that if they had any other conditions they wanted to add on and they didn’t so I think they should live with what they agreed to. Thank you. DARROW: Thank you. MIYASATO: Commissioners, any further questions for staff? Thank you. Would the Applicant or representative please come forward? Please raise your right hand. Good morning. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‛i County Planning Commission? GAMBLE J./GAMBLE M.: I do. MIYASATO: State your name and residence, please. GAMBLE, J.: My name is John Gamble. I’m the owner of the Palms Cliff House, P.O. Box 189, Honomū, Hawai‛i 96728. GAMBLE, M.: My name is Michele Gamble, and I also reside at the Palms Cliff House Inn, P.O. Box 189, Honomū, Hawai‛i 96728. MIYASATO: Do you have a presentation or a comment? GAMBLE, M: Sure. I have included a copy for you guys so I’m—of my written statement—so I am just gonna hit some of the, the high points. First, I wanted to clarify that, you know, this issue with the Planning Department. They keep referring to the sales during the week of Merry, the Merry Monarch Festival, as a collectible sale business. I would like to clarify that it was not a business. What we allowed was for the community to come in and to hold a sale on the property. We didn’t charge anybody to participate in that. Nobody who attended the sale was charged for that, and I can’t even take credit for the idea to do the sale. That was one of the community members who came forward and asked if they could do that. In my response letter, I addressed a number of initial issues, but I’ll confess that each time I was speaking to Mr. Darrow, there seemed to be something new so I’m hoping that I can address all those issues here this morning and settle any questions that may still remain. I know my 5 EXHIBIT C