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TESTIMONY OF DAVID KIMO FRANKF~1 5 F~l 3 ' 2
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RE. APPOINTMENT OF DENNIS LEE AS CHIEF ENGI 'I
Chao Elanonoff and membero of the Publtc Works Committee,
I don't know Mr. Lee. But l know that the Publlc Works Departn~ei a.-
restructunng. And I am asking you to encourage Mr Lee to bung about the
1 NEED FOR NEW GRADING ORDINANCE
The Ittlganon over the messlve sedlmentanon of the class AA weir o
Kealakekua Bay at Hokulle is evidence of We need for change The Hol-~~I~
contended that they were In full compliance of the grading ordinance It tli durance
authorizes vast amounts of dirt to erode off a piece of progeny and scnetlie; coo to
three inches of mud, that is proof enough that the grading ordinance prop id r
protection of our natural resources
Over the past several yearn, the Deparment of Health has offered n- ~ ~unh.
Public Works Department to help revise the grading ordinance The Puhlic aitmeot
has refused to accept tlua money
State agencies have continually noted the inadequacy of the coon" ' : nance
In July of 2000, the Department of Health and the State's Coastal Zouc his, n~ram
produced a document titled Hawaii's Implementation Plan for Polluted R [wo
state agenaes note
Finally, in order to have statewide consistency on erosion control ~
Phase I the State will work with couanes to revise thar erosion am to a
level consistent with the New Development Management Measur Wiry
and the City and County of Honolulu have already done
Of course, the state can't work with the county of Hawaf i if the c~~o to
refuse to cooperate
There Is a lot of Information from Maw County and the City ~4tC~n~ 'ulu that
would De applicable to Hawai i County, Both have new or draft rules foi ~ i control
and storm drainage standards, ss well as new/draft best management prate t.•
Reese ask Mr. Lee to make this a top pnonty
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Despite ropeated request by cthuns for the Public Works Deparim .e the law
with regard to the Hokulia spill, it refused to do so It took four individunl~ artisuit to
halt the illegal activity And only after an independent~udge issued etemp- r~o did
the developer admit fruit.
The county could have acted According to Uie September 18 manic , ~obcn
Yanabu from Kino Emler via Galen Kuba "Our staff is venfying and have ; hit some
of the EC;P measures (silt Ceaces) are not to place above the golf course on t.. on
grading." The county Public Works Department specrfically found that Ero I
Measures Utat wen promised sod are required --were not implemented of itsctf,
is a vtolaUon of the law Why the Public Works Department refused to prop ,olation,
which contnbuted to smothenng thousands of yards of coral, boggles my m~
It is not sufficient, as the former Public Works Department told mc, ~~Cfictals
are now being cooperative. They violated promises made repeatedly to the c • n.i to
government agennes. What kind of message is sent to contractors through r ~ lv hen the
county refuses to tyke action agiunst the developers It lets contractors knot a;i
deatroy Irving corals and foul class AA waters with impunity It lets them ! r• =can
break their promises and violate their penntt conditions without worry b.c
consequence will be that they wQl be made to promise to fulfill their poor pr • ' n
1 have been told that there is another coastal development~ust north ~ u ith
sirtvlarly definent erosion coattol measures. Please ask the new Chief Frtgin- n : staff
inspect all development within a toile of the coasUinc to ensure sinct compl~~ • -
grading ordinance AIVD the terms of ell Special Management Area penri~
Thank you for the opportunity to testify