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of those primary, I guess the term would be straightforward, you know, compliance with the
<br />original application request. So, again, the County states that Ms. McMichael has failed to prove
<br />that her interests are distinguishable from that of the general public.
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<br />UNGER: Great. Thank you. Petitioner, at this time you are able to respond to any of the
<br />comments so far.
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<br />MCMICHAEL: Well, it says here I’m exercising my right. It says that I am a local surfer. I
<br />surf in the area; I surf at the surf spots and on the island. I’m a citizen who lives in the area and
<br />opposes this development for the coastline. And it’s in behalf of the other people. It’s not just
<br />me; it’s in behalf of the public, and safety of the future generation. You know, I, Mr. Smith
<br />doesn’t surf, whenever there is surf, it’s packed bumper to bumper. There is no sidewalks. Cars,
<br />you have to go in between, there is little space, you have to walk in between the cars with your
<br />surfboard. I have grandkids. I will not walk now; I will drive, they are little, they are keikies.
<br />And what’s happening is, Kona, I’m not really objecting to the projects, it’s the infrastructure. It
<br />would be fine, if we had the Ali‘i Highway. And that was a four-lane highway. That would
<br />have alleviated and made Ali‘i Drive an Ali‘i Drive. It’s become the highway. And because, if
<br />you look at the traffic, I mean, they can do the study, and they did one prior to this with the
<br />Royal Ali‘i, and they said that the traffic was going down. It wasn’t. I read the traffic report.
<br />They considered in that report the Lako Extension and the Keauhou Parkway. And I feel that
<br />they had sufficient time to have this project done in ten years, and they had an extension already
<br />in – I have so much information it’s – okay, and even the hoary bats, they are just overlooking,
<br />75 percent, I mean it’s like, but they did have the extension, so, here, okay, so they had it in 2021
<br />\[sic\], and they had five years to finally approved and be secured. If they did it at that time, it
<br />would have been fine. I would never have objected to that. I mean we need housing but not on
<br />the condition. And it’s, I feel that this is unfair that just because they had the zoning ten years
<br />you are obligated to that. Things have changed. And it even says that in here; if things change,
<br />and it becomes null and void, if you don’t do your to-do list. And now they are asking, in 2013,
<br />August, they asked for a five-year extension and they got it. So now it’s July 21, 2016. And
<br />then they had to have an excuse on why they couldn’t complete it, and it was money. What says
<br />in here that they are not allowed to sell or rent until all the final is done. And there is more
<br />things in here, I mean, I just cannot speak for three minutes. This is an important property and it
<br />affects everyone on Ali‘i Drive.
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<br />UNGER: Okay, thank you. And just for clarification, you are a petitioner, you have more than
<br />three minutes, so you are not limited in your testimony.
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<br />MCMICHAEL: Okay.
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<br />UNGER: Yeah, so this is your opportunity to continue, if you choose to.
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<br />MCMICHAEL: Okay. On July 21, 2006, SMA 05-0007 was approved subject to secure Final
<br />Subdivision Approval in five years, 2011. August 29, 2013, another five years was granted,
<br />already extended until July 21, 2016. Now requesting —
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<br />BRILHANTE: Objection. Chair, excuse me?
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