September 28, 2016 DRAFT SC Minutes

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They're beautifiers, I understand that in certain residential areas, large trees, even those Eucs, they get ugly, they get too big. The wrong tree in the wrong place is not a good thing (inaudible). But, I do wanna say, you know, that trees do belong in Hdmdkua and yes, they do get in the way of the view every once in a while but they do have a role. That's all. Thank you. 19. Pam Elders, representing herself, speaking on Hakalau Point: Well, I don't live in Hakalau but I have — I have lived in other communities that started out as agriculture and ended up pretty much paved over. So, I'm very pessimistic about developers who promise a lot of things and — to people and 1 just, I guess I wanna say beware. You don't have it in writing. It might not happen. People come in and they promise jobs and they promise a lot of things to a lot of people and Mr. Shropshire is a developer and that's what he does. He knows the game. And 1, you know, coming from — I used to live in California and seeing California paved over and it's not a pretty sight and it's very saddening to see and I would hate to see the some thing happen on the Hdmdkua Coast. Development and agriculture do not mix. Once something is developed, it has a domino effect, it goes on and on because people say well, the next plot of land doesn't have proper soil, doesn't have whatever and it just goes on and on and on because there's just too many conflicts. So, I just — I just say beware. 20. Susan Forbes, representing Hakalau Preservation Association, speaking on the Hakalau Point: Thank you. It is good to see such a good turn out. I spoke on the 10th about Hakalau Point and I'm the one that submitted the suggestion form to the County that they acquire Hakalau Point to become a park. That — I did that in June of 2015 and its part of o regular — part of an annual process where anybody can make a suggestion to the County. They have a Commission -the PONC Commission that reviews things and rates things. The whole purpose in submitting that application was in recognition of the historical significance of Hakalau Point, plus some environmental issues and the need for protection of the environment. So, the way the process works and the reason I'm testifying right now, I don't need to repeat my testimony from the 10th, is just to clarify what that process is. So, the PONC commission prioritize things, submitted a report to the County Council and then, the County Council — to the Mayor actually, and then the Mayor reported bock to the County Council with his priorities and Hakalau Point came up very high, as o 3. The issue after that is — so then what happens, the County only negotiates with a willing seller. Now Mr. Shropshire has said — and this isn't about he said she said — this is about the facts of process, that there was a price stated and that it needed to include another property as well, which would be Hakalau Valley and the County can't make a decision, can't start into negotiations on a property that's not been part of the process so we submitted another application this past June for Hakalau Valley. Now again, the seller has to be a willing seller before any kind of negotiations can start and before any kind of appraisal will take place. We're not at that point. So, I just wanted to clear up — clarify the process and you know, there are differences of opinion and there are different visions and yes, we understand that Mr. Shropshire is the owner of the property and we expect that and will continue to push the notion of the park and —but, respectfully thank you for the opportunity to talk. Thank you. 21. Pete Sparks, representing Ahualoa Community Association, speaking on section 2C, Strengthening Infrastructure Facilities and Services: Ok. Hi, I'm from Ahualoa. I know it's a long way from here and these issues. I'm on the PATH committee. Our — our homesteads were laid out in 1890 or something like that and they just slammed it down the grid. You can see it on Page 111