2021-01-07 Windward Exh A (Public Testimony USE 20-000084)

Home

WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 7, 2021 Public testimony regarding the application of AT&T MOBILITY (USE 20-000084)was called to order at 9:10 a.m. via live-stream online meeting, with Chairperson John Replogle presiding. COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dean Au, Gilbert Aguinaldo, Joseph Clarkson, Thomas Raffipiy and John Replogle ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Malia Hall, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), Jeff Darrow, Deputy Planning Director), John Mukai, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Director), Maija Jackson (Temporary Assignment Planning Program Manager), Alex Roy (Planner), Tracie-Lee Camero (Planner), Rachelle Ley (Secretary to the Planning Director), and Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador (Windward Planning Commission Secretary) APPLICANT: AT&T MOBILITY (USE 20-000084) Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction a non-manned telecommunication facility consisting of a 100-foot tall monopole with related equipment within a 1,050-square foot portion of a 441-acre property situated in the County's Agricultural zoning district. The subject property is located at 13-3820 Pahoa Kalapana Road (Highway 130) northwest(mauka) of the highway about 0.28 miles north of its intersection with Kam5'ili Road, Kam5'ili, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-3-001: portion of 007. Secretary's Note: "—" indicates that there were technical and/or internet difficulties, which made the conversation inaudible. REPLOGLE: Prior to the presentation of the first agenda item, oral public testimony will be conducted. We have five (5)registered to testify. All those who are here to testify,please turn on your cameras and microphones. I am going to swear you in at this time. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Windward Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: Yes. REPLOGLE: Okay, the list of testifiers all testifying on Item 43 AT & T Mobility. We have Chrystal Schiszler, Leila Kealoha, Jonathan Kealoha, Jose Romero and Kazuo Todd of the Hawaii Fire Department. I am going to ask you to turn off your cameras and microphones again and call you one by one. Until it is your turn to speak, keep your cameras and microphones off so that the person who is testifying will have a better chance to be heard. I appreciate your being considerate to other testifiers. Also, to be fair to everyone, testimony is limited to three minutes. You will hear the sound of the signal telling you that you have a minute to wrap up your testimony. After three minutes, our 1 EXHIBIT A