2019-03-21 Leeward Exh A - Public Statements (AMEND SMA 07-000020)

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\[Applause from the audience.\] MALLERY SAYRE: Good morning, my name is Laura Mallery Sayre and I’m here representing the Daniel Sayre Memorial Foundation on behalf of my husband, Dr. Frank Sayer, and myself. We support the Hawai‘i – oh, sorry. UNGER: And where do you live? MALLERY SAYRE: I live up Kaloko. And we support the Shane Dorian Keiki Classic surf meet that’s held every year at Banyan’s. We’ve done so for the past 20 years and we honor an individual who is an outstanding member of the community and a spokesperson for our community. This surf beach is so important to our community and to our future generations as it has been to our past generations. So I’m speaking against the extension. I am in agreement with the young ladies who are sitting at this table; I don’t think we need another building on Ali‘i Drive. The traffic situation, according to Attorney Joel Gimpel, is a problem. And we have difficulties even during the surf meet with traffic issues. If we put one more condominium up there, it’s going to even increase the situation we already have, which is unbelievable. So I would speak against extension. I hope that we perhaps would be able to buy this land with the two-percent land tax that we have been holding \[applause from the audience\]. That’s what the money is for, and so nobody ends up losing; the condominium, the people who live in condominiums around that area would be protected from another building, and the individual who owns this property right now could be reimbursed for their investment, and we would be able to save that beach for our future generations. Thank you for your time. UNGER: Mahalo. Thank you all. You can be seated now. Thank you. Carlie Isaia, Lokelani McMichael, Tiare Makaio, Keawe Alapai. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: \[Inaudible affirmation.\] UNGER: Thank you. Please state your name and area of residence. ISAIA: My name is Carlie Isaia. I live in Ali‘i Kai Subdivision just five minutes away from Banyan’s. I grew up surfing there. And we just don’t need another condo. We don’t, especially a five-story one; that’s just kind of ridiculous, especially in that small area, that’s just, it’s too small. The traffic has increased. I’ve been surfing Banyan’s for over 20 years. I grew up, that’s where I learned how to surf. It’s a great break, and the buildings impact that. We’ve seen the seawalls go into the ocean. It’s just, it’s not needed, it’s not needed. They can go somewhere else. Thank you. L. MCMICHAEL: Aloha, my name is Lokelaniku‘uleimakamae McMichael. I’m from Kailua-Kona. I live in the Hōlualoa Ahupua‘a. I’m opposed to this project getting another permit. A five-story building, making that the tallest condo, at Banyan’s is just way too tall. This land is very special. It is registered with the National Register of Historic Places as of June 8, 2005. It’s also significant in terms of history with surfing culture, just surfing in general. It also was the residence of the only two known female chiefs to rule the Big Island of Hawai‘i, 5 EXHIBIT A