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Victorine, Valerie
From: Council Testimony [counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 9:40 AM
To: Victorine, Valerie
Subject: FW: Bill 151
Attachments: Erosion @ Pualani.JPG; Landslid of manmaid hills.JPG; Rock dirt erosion.JPG; RocKersion
after rain.JPG
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From: parjiana razavi [mailto:parj@earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 10:45 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Bill 151
Aloha,
My name is Ana and I live in Pualani Estates in Kona. I support bill 151 because of flooding and land erosion
caused by heavy rain and manmade hills of Hualalai where our homes are built on.
I have tried hard to be heard by county, Mayor, PW and got brushed off each time. The monster lots in our subd.
requires a much serious consideration by the county when they issue permit for this kind
of big development on hills of a volcanic mountain with manmade hills of these magnitude. I strongly believe that
the increase of foundation in bill 151 is not even enough when our homes are built on some
times 80 feet drop from adjacent lot. I believe that county has to require these developers to educate and disclose
to the buyers about the danger of flash water, flooding and land erosion they can face before
they purchase these kind of homes. I strongly believe that county has to require safeguarding of these kind
homes by making developers build safety retaining walls round these lots and reject acceptance
of ey-Laws that prevent homeowners from building safety walls to protect their homes and lives. As right now we
have to fight with our board and get sued by them because we want to protect our lives and assets which should
have been taken care of by the county first and developers later. County is obligated to do their best to protect
lives of residents and in our case, they totally failed.
I might have been flagged by county, mayor and developer as ECD or crazy person trying to scare people, since
no one wanted to listen to me except Senator Akaka's office. If this is the case, Then those at FEMA and NFIP
which sent me literature stating with red, yellow and white colors:" WARNING: Everyone is at risk" with pictures
of flooded homes must be nuts cases.
I studied the AIA literature to Mayor Kim and listened to their arguments. It sounded as if the poor and disables
should not have access to safer homes since it would cost them around $16,000.00 to elevate their foundations
with another 6" but does who have money, can afford it and if we get flooding, the wealthy can fly away, as they
did in Katrina's, but the poor and disable won't have a chance. How
about for a change get creative and come up with solutions like subsidies for the un wealthy and unable
citizens through property tax relieves or any other way with long term, low interest rate that they can live a
little, 6", higher above the ground and protect their lives and asset better? It's like saying, you're poor and disable
therefore we don't care if you live or die since it has not happened yet why should we make deep pocket
developers pay for your convenience? Is that how we call us responsible citizen with ALOHA spirit???
How about giving the option of raising 6" or not, to people but educate them about the possible risks they can
face, the help they can get from the county for the costs and that they would not be eligible for flood insurance if
they do not raise their homes and see what happens. We can try this on those areas that councils are
concerned and give it a chance, if the other council menlwoman want to try it, there is a base instead of killing the
bill. AIA is also commenting that the existing measures are good enough, this raises the question that if it is so -
then why do we have this much argue about it???
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Ref. To:
Rof. Dote 007
11 /5/2007
Page 2 of 2
I finish with this:
First, I would like to see this bill gets a chance to be discussed, improved and to some extend satisfy all the
parties and be implemented on this side of the island. Second, I urge all the councilmen/women to work on a bill
or ad amendment to this bill on manmade hills and the danger homeowners who live there are facing. I had no
knowledge on this issue when I bought my home and none was disclosed to me since there's no requirements by
the county from the developers. We have to use the preventive method which is known to be less costly in every
aspect of our lives than the cure. Let us work together and
help instead of hinder. I enclose some pictures of our subdivision on it's landslide and erosion due to rain.
Thanks,
Parjiana Razavi
11 /5/2007
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