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community. There were over 2,000 people that lived there. People tend to forget that, so I <br />always talk about redeveloping Hakalau, not developing Hakalau. <br />Unfortunately, what happened during this process is that after we participated in several <br />meetings, there was a—the community by the way voted, vetted this process, and there were, it <br />was a variation of the land use maps that were selected that all included the property's current <br />zoning which was a mix of Industrial, Residential, and Open space. So, although these four <br />choices varied in the way they were laid out, it was consistent. That's what the Hamakua <br />community wanted. At the last minute, the Steering Committee voted to strip the zoning in the <br />land use policy maps to Open. That motion was made by the chairman, Brad Kurokawa, who is <br />actually the architect, landscape architect of the proposed park, which you're going to hear about <br />later. <br />Basically, what I want to say is, you know, this is not right. It's not pono. It's not legal, and I'm <br />going to, you know, I'm definitely going to defend myself. You're private property owners. <br />Why don't we take Wainaku Center? What's next? Why don't we take your property? Your <br />home? Your business? This is not good land use policy, and this is what, you know, you're put <br />here to do, is make these decisions on behalf of the community, and I strongly urge you, I beg <br />you to really take a rational look at this because taking people's private property rights away <br />amounts to taking, and this is a taking because there's no other word for it, and I'm going to <br />defend myself. I've already spent twenty some thousand dollars defending myself. It's crazy. <br />I'm trying to do what's right for the community and what's right for this plan. Thank you. <br />CLARKSON: Thank you. Are there any questions for these testifiers from the Commission? I <br />have a question for staff because it was brought upI guess if there are no questions for you <br />folks you may be seated. Thank you. There was a lot of discussion in this testimony about the <br />change in the LUPAG designation from, to Open. I just want to get a clarification as to how the <br />CDP affects existing zoned designations, whether these actually immediately overwrite them or <br />whether these are advisory to the Council in making possible zone changes. <br />KAY: I'm actually going to have Bethany address that if it's okay with you, Mr. Chair. <br />MORRISON: Thank you for that question, Mr. Chair. In reference to that, I think the best way <br />to look at that would be through the rationale document that's provided in your Exhibit 2, and if <br />you look at policy—the policy that's recommending several LUPAG amendments. Let me see, <br />let me find the page number for you. <br />KAY: Page 30. <br />MORRISON: Thank you, Page 30. So, this specifically talks about the Hakalau Land Use <br />Guide Map, and if you don't mind, I can just read from this Chair Clarkson. This is the rationale <br />for that change. <br />The Hakalau and Wailea communities are inexorably linked together in identity by <br />geographically, but geographically divided by Highway 19. Both are traditional plantation towns <br />surrounded by working agriculture with historic buildings on both side of Highway 19. <br />EXHIBIT D <br />13 <br />