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30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />59 <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />63 <br />64 <br />65 <br />66 <br />67 <br />68 <br />69 <br />70 <br />71 <br />72 <br />73 <br />not just gathering rights, but that native tenants are entitled to a quarter acre for a <br />house, a quarter acre for a garden, and an extra quarter acre for gardening if they are on <br />Kona side. <br />3. Ken Church: <br />Mr. Church provided comment on Bill 161 regarding conservation land designations. He <br />stated that he owns land in the Hakalau area, and that his land is in the Conservation <br />District. He stated that he believed that conservation lands are supposed to be used to its <br />full economic potential as well as preserve natural resources. <br />4. Dwight Vicente: <br />Mr. Vicente testified in opposition of Bill 161. He stated that the CDP district contains <br />crown and government lands and that those lands have not changed since the Great <br />Mahele. He also stated that land ownership is not possible, and land is only leased for 25 <br />years in the Hawaiian Kingdom. <br />5. Steven Strauss: <br />Mr. Strauss testified in opposition to Bill 161. He stated that he represents Shropshire <br />Group LLC, a Hakalau land owner. He expressed concern about the open designation for <br />the Shropshire Hakalau property that is currently in industrial zoning. Mr. Strauss stated <br />that he is concerned the recommended Open designation will press private property into <br />public service, i.e. a public park on Shropshire's Hakalau property. He also stated that he <br />believes the additional restrictions in the Open designation can impair the economic <br />beneficial use of the land and result in an unintended regulatory 'taking'. <br />6. Carlton Loving: <br />Mr. Loving testified in support of Bill 161. He stated that he was a resident of Honomu. <br />He stated that there is an approximately 13,000 acre property, owned by a development <br />company in Oahu, which stretches from the edge of Honomu to Kaiwiki. The land is in <br />Conservation and he does not know what the owners plan to with the property, but he <br />believes that the CDP will give the County a means to make sure the use of the property <br />is in line with what the community wants. <br />7. Susan Forbes: <br />Ms. Forbes testified on behalf of the Hakalau Point Preservation Association in support of <br />Bill 161. She stated that she was a resident of Hakalau and that the Hamakua CDP has <br />had substantial community input. She spoke about the development process of the <br />Hamakua CDP, stating there was great consistency over time in the feedback for the <br />community. She stated that the Steering Committee considered the controversial topics <br />carefully and made decisions objectively and rationally. She also stated that she believes <br />the Hamakua CDP accurately reflects community feedback and is an important tool for us <br />moving forward. <br />8. Susan Melow: <br />Ms. Melow testified in support of Bill 161. She stated that she and her family live on a <br />small farm mauka of Hakalau and that the CDP codifies her vote to keep country, country. <br />She believes that the emphasis within the CDP to sustain the agricultural nature of the <br />Hamakua coast to be the right course. <br />www.hiplannin,-depf- com <br />planning& hawadcounty.-ov <br />Page 2 <br />