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CLARKSON: All right. Thank you.
<br />IKEDA: You know, Zendo, we have a testimony from a Mr. Wayde Young.
<br />KERN: Yes.
<br />IKEDA: And he stated the same thing that Ms. Nomura had just stated so how are you guys
<br />going to correct some of the concerns that they have?
<br />KERN: I had a long conversation with Mr. Young twice, and, you know, he said he—you know,
<br />he didn't show up. You know, he said he's like I sent my letter in, that's where I'm at, you
<br />know, it's something that we need, it's a challenged location. So, some of the concerns about the
<br />riff raff element, how do we the park right down there in Kurtistown has a lot of that as well,
<br />so it's, it's challenging. Obviously, there will be a fence. There will be a gate. They currently
<br />have a fence, and they have a gate. I'm currently, I've lived in Kurtistown for quite a while, and
<br />since the Kilauea eruption, I've been back in Kurtistown. And, so I come out of Kuauli Road
<br />every day and drive in there every day right now, and when they're not open, the gate's closed,
<br />and so those types of people that are maybe going to jump a gate or hang out, I mean that's just
<br />the challenge that we have, and well, so he lives on site. They can do, you know, flood lighting,
<br />motion sensor lighting, and obviously it'd be gate and fence to keep those folks out.
<br />Unfortunately, there is a certain element not even related to the church that, you know, travels up
<br />and down those roads, and the Kurtistown Park is a good example of that. They congregate
<br />underneath there.
<br />I think with having that 50 -foot buffer and it being set back for this one, that will, you know
<br />eliminate somebody trying to come around there and hang out and, you know, squat. I think
<br />again fencing, lighting, presence, and good neighbor policy of, you know, if somebody sees
<br />something, talk about it. You know, make a report, and, you know, at the end of my
<br />conversation with Mr. Young, he said, hey, you know, it is what it is. Let's try to do our best to
<br />work together as a community. It is needed out there. We would like to, you know, try to
<br />address these concerns to the best of our ability, and I think the Applicant's intent is to do that,
<br />and if you have any other specific questions related to any of the issues, I'd be happy to answer
<br />those.
<br />IKEDA: No, I do support the project. It's just that the concern that Mr. Young had and
<br />Ms. Nomura, so, I just wondered if we can help.
<br />KERN: And, I think at the end of the day what, what they're trying to do is to actually help that.
<br />How do we change that? That element exists. Well, obviously as he said, giving somebody
<br />food, that's a beautiful thing. But, changing somebody's mindset, educating them, helping them,
<br />empowering them, that's how we ultimately change that element, and without function and
<br />services like this, it's not going to happen. We're going to see it go the other way. So, nothing
<br />is perfect, you know. This is Big Island. This is our community. But, I think that the good and
<br />the positive impact will outweigh any of the challenges that exist.
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