2015-05-07 Status Update Transcript - Admin Matters Puna Pono Alliance GAF Claim

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DEDMAN: Sorry, I neva put shirt. I stay at work. I just ran down to be here at 9 o’clock. I just wanted to confirm the letter to be part of the record that you got from Mr. Luebben— MIYASATO: Excuse me, could you please state your name and residence? DEDMAN: Palikapu Dedman, Pele Defense Fund President. MIYASATO: Thank you. DEDMAN: So, I just wanted that to be part of the record that you received from Tom Luebben. As president, I’m giving that letter confirmation, and my testimony I don’t have to read the letter. You guys can read, but that’s our concern. And, I think that you have more of an internal problem then you have with the decision. You’re not going against the decision. It’s just more or less how the process going, but it may be to me, some kind of a delay thing. I don’t know if 2015, we became a problem in how you process stuff, but it sure is not like the first time, so, I’m wondering why the delay and how come so much pilikia on something that you folks approved long time already. That’s my only concern here, but we need to do the study. Thank you. MIYASATO: Thank you. Commissioners, any questions? Thank you. PETRICCI: My name’s Robert Petricci. I’m representing the Puna Pono Alliance. Aloha Commissioners. There would be other people here from Sierra Club, etc., but they’re in court in Waimea because they’re part of the Mauna Kea issue. In fact, Charlie Heaukulani is representing one of them up in Waimea today. That’s why he’s not here I believe. So, in January, this Commission approved $293,000 for the health study, and asked the Planning Department to work with the community to, to get that done. Commissioner Ikeda asked for reconsideration at that time, and he didn’t get a second. Rule 12 says that, that that’s it. Here’s, Rule 12 provides that a decision should not be reconsidered more than once, and the effect of not seconding the motion was to make the matter final under the Commission is our position. That’s what this letter from the lawyer’s about. So, we think that this is actually a, that the Planning Department hasn’t been acting in good faith, because we’ve tried to work with them. Tom Luebben, I mean Tom Travis tried to work with them repeatedly, and you can see in his letter, he’ll tell you himself. He thinks it’s roadblocked. We, I suggest you go right to the top. There’s examples in Tom Luebben’s letters. There’s like five examples of, of things that have been funded exactly in this manner, but it, it seems that if it’s politically favor or special interest wants it, they can get done. When the community or when the Native Hawaiians need it, it can’t get done. And that’s political. And you know, how long are we gonna, have we been putting up with that? How long are we gonna keep that up? If you, you guys voted to fund the study, the Planning Department’s stopping that from happening in our opinion. I would like to see you go to the top. If this is an administrative, political 4 EXHIBIT C