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people, so when you address a group you know your audience. I just wanted to add that
<br />information.
<br />MS.WILLE: I think this goes to trust. We finished the CDP and it was passed in December,
<br />and the names had to all be in for South Kohala by February, and nothing has happened. I
<br />keep following what is going on with the Kona CDP, because I feel if it is not recognized - - -Let
<br />me just say, a developer on one of the large developments recently called me, in fact I was in
<br />Thailand, and he trailed me until he reached me. He said, what are you pushing Margaret,
<br />what do you want? I said, "I live in Waimea and I had written something on my blog about it.
<br />I want to know that you will go to the Kona CDP. I want you to talk to that community and be
<br />part of that community." He said, what we get is that this is just sort of a guidance thing, and
<br />not really important. I take that very seriously, because how the Kona CDP is treated will
<br />impact on how the South Kohala one is. Again, I keep trying to go, let's not be exclusive on
<br />these committees in South Kohala. We wanted it to be a board and all these focus groups, and
<br />let's get as many people as possible; not how do we get - -like on the Puna one, there were only
<br />four people chosen out of 31. We want to get everyone's voice, everyone that is interested.
<br />Looking at it again as inclusive, the reason why I put that one year in there is because it just
<br />keeps going on. I don't know when South Kohala is ever going to come up. Meanwhile, there
<br />are developments coming up. We are in an economic doldrums supposedly, but you have got
<br />massive developments and rezonings going on in this County that will impact us for many
<br />years.
<br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Are there any additional questions for Ms. Wille?
<br />MR. FUERTES: Being on the CDP, and knowing how much involvement it had with the
<br />community, in your opinion, how do we get it to have some teeth?
<br />MS.WILLE: In our little sub committee in Waimea, since we don't have a CDP Committee,
<br />there is a Waimea Design Plan. One of the provisions in that says, consistency with the
<br />General Plan. So, when we reviewed Parker School plan coming before us right now - -as a
<br />community group, we're not a decision - making group - -what I did was I went through the
<br />South Kohala CDP. There are five Waimea policies and five district wide policies that would
<br />be affected. What I asked was to address those ten. I'm saying I, but I really shouldn't be
<br />saying Margaret, I should be saying our community. I don't want it to be like Margaret is
<br />acting like she has a lot more authority than she does. The CDP is an ordinance, it's a law.
<br />What we put in ours is if it says, "shall," something is prohibited or "shall do it," we tried to
<br />put in more "should be" like a standard. Then, if it said, "should," what our CDP said is where
<br />it applies.
<br />For instance, promote solar use of alternative energy sources, that isn't required, but if you
<br />don't do that, you state why. It is sort of like more self - monitoring, and more self -
<br />examination. Actually, when we spoke to the Parker School board, they said, yes, we should
<br />be thinking like that. In our plan it says, water conservation; did you think about that? It's
<br />really promoting things like pedestrians and bikes to be part of any safety issue, not just how
<br />you deal with cars. It says, safe streets, or shall include complete streets. That was probably
<br />one of the biggest changes in terms of the policy.
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