2017-11-02 Hearing Transcript - Celestial Sanctum 501(C)3 SPP 17-192

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property in 2010. We've been—we planted trees on it. `Ohi`a trees, we've added. We're trying to reforest it, and it's secluded. That's why we bought up there `cause it's secluded; it's a dead- end. We didn't have traffic coming in. Once in a while, you have the other property owners, but not continuous traffic. Now, we have continuous traffic coming in and out, flying rocks as they drive fast in and out. To allow this type of development within our subdivision would be contrary to all the reasons why us, our neighbor, Mr. Pa, and our neighbor, Mr. Freitas, families have moved there. They have cattle. We intend to get cattle. We additionally have developed—wait, additionally, the lodge development would create continuous traffic, tourists going in and out. The serenity and the pristine that now exists would be lost. They are providing for 21 lodge, personnel, and they cannot guarantee that they won't all come in individual vehicles. And, they—and they are expecting ten staff members. That's ten more cars. This development has nothing to do with enhancing the Puna community because it is only for the guests of the lodge. If they wanted to enhance the community, they should have planned for it to have a County road access off the highway that would not affect private residents. As for the owner of the road condition, we've been there since 2010, the road was never 20 feet wide. It has never been widened. It's never changed, which we enjoy. You drive five miles down the road, and it's easy to get in and out. They've only recently taken over the road maintenance, and it's deteriorated since they've taken it over. When the other maintenance person would come in, it was, the road was fine. It's sad that the owners of this hotel or lodge didn't even have the courtesy to notify all the neighbors since this is only a 12 -acre parcel. We received a letter in the mail from a Mr. [sic] Higa, but that being said, this is the typical mainlander style with no regard to local neighbors. They only notify the properties within the 500 feet of theirs which is, we're kitty corner to them downhill. Thank you. AWONG, D.: Can I make an additional comment? HENKEL: Sure. AWONG, D.: Mr. Clarkson, you brought up an important point about costs to the residents about the maintenance of the road. Yes, it's set. What I heard this gentleman say, they're going to try and improve the road. However, I don't thinkI don't know if that sits here, but I don't think the rest of the landowners should incur additional costs because they decided to develop it, and now we gotta pick up in the future. But, that was a concern of ours. I do want to make additional comments over here. I have my written comments on some of these so just to kind of put you folks in a perspective. I work for the Army, and I made my comments about we don't know if this is a cult. We don't know what kind of compound they're making, but these are the things that I'm trained to look at. Besides being secluded, who knows EXHIBIT A