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given to us, you have a meeting; people get to have their voice and speak. It is to encourage,
<br />basically, more informed decision - making. I see many examples where that wasn't done.
<br />Like, the Waimea Post Office wouldn't be facing towards the wind today. It just gives more
<br />voice to people allowed to participate in decisions that are very important. When you have
<br />developers coming in and basically creating towns, 750 acres of commercial district, a
<br />residential district, it says okay you are also part of this process. So that's what this is about,
<br />and we fought in South Kohala to sort of say that we could have the authority to review the
<br />applications. Again, it's allowing for a voice, it's not being the decision - maker.
<br />In terms of the 2% Land Fund, I think it was Commissioner Unger bringing it up. Let me
<br />just say, I don't agree with having the Legislative Auditor having a fixed funding based on a
<br />set percentage, whether it's of the fixed budget or the other budget. But I do feel that there is
<br />a big difference between that - -and maybe that could be in a ordinance - -and the 2% Land
<br />Fund, which was basically where the people had to rise up and say, "This is something we
<br />really want." The years that were put in to accomplish this, it is recognizing that voice. This
<br />was the first thing that was raided or used to deal with the budget. If you don't say, in your
<br />day to day decisions, sometimes we have to have college funds and we have to have this.
<br />The one place in Hawaii the people feel is to preserve some of this land. We don't have any
<br />cultural resources. This island is just like -- compared to any of the other islands - -has so little;
<br />the only women's heiau on this island is located in Waimea. Nobody knows where it is, it is
<br />not protected, it is not preserved.
<br />So, I want to differentiate what should be in the Charter. I see this as a matter of trust, let it
<br />be voted on. The one thing I would do perhaps is on provision 5 on this; it says make this
<br />start December. In other words, make it after a certain date. The Mayor said this is set; we
<br />want this money for two years. If that budget isn't up, here is says, 2% of the funds shall be
<br />deposited, starting on December 30, 2010, or however you want to do it. So he has already
<br />considered this money that is not being deposited as part or his current budget - -if you want to
<br />clarify when this starts. When Mayor Kenoi spoke to the Council here, he said, when asked
<br />what about after these two years, he said we'll see about that. In other words, this is just like
<br />a good place to grab. Now, there are many places I see, without cutting jobs, without cutting
<br />programs, where funds could be raised. I certainly see many, many grants and monies that
<br />are -- -There is so much that is not being accomplished in many ways. Even in the impact
<br />fees; we paid $4 million dollars we paid for Costco's intersection. There are many things
<br />where if you just say we want you to think hard, because we want to preserve this land.
<br />The next one is CA -21, the one where in terms of membership on commissions and boards,
<br />Planning Commission and Board of Appeals. I see this as really important, on the Planning
<br />Commission. The basic principal, regardless of how you word it, is that there are regulators
<br />and the regulated; those who regulate, and who they regulate should not be the same. It is to
<br />allow for a review, an objective review. So, whatever the wording is, that is the intent. I
<br />think if, where Jacqui brought up, there is some room for interpretation. Maybe you could
<br />start looking at who has this duty, and who is one of these people. It could be clarification by
<br />definitions of what some of this means. I would say it would be helpful to define this more
<br />clearly. I would just say that I consider, if you look around the country in terms of levels of
<br />ethics and conflicts of interest, there is a progression of those who say you can't be a
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