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DISTRIBUTED AT 4-20-23 <br /> JOINT LPC & WPC HEARING <br /> Proposed Amendments to PC Rules 8 & 9 <br /> From: Hartley Phillips Testimony H. Phillips 04.19.23 <br /> To: WPCtestimonv; LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Testimony for 4/20/23 Shoreline Setback Hearing <br /> Date: Wednesday,April 19,2023 10:58:05 AM <br /> Notice of this meeting was first in the Hawaii Tribune Herald yesterday and,when I was finally able to access/read <br /> the proposal(since the link in the article was inoperable)the written comment timeframes had passed. Please <br /> consider these comments and correct your notice practices for the future! <br /> The only provisions that should be eliminated from the proposal are: 1-the definition of"development"including <br /> construction of a private residence,and 2-the notification requirement to everyone within 300'. In an existing <br /> subdivision,the County has allowed all parcels to be established for the sole purpose of constructing residences. If <br /> environmental changes have occurred that influence the ability to construct a residence,that can be handled through <br /> the existing SMA process,rather than imposing new,onerous procedures,like these. <br /> The commissions can actually serve the public by assessing whether the SMA designations should be changed. For <br /> instance,the Kapoho community was overcome by lava almost 5 years ago,placing it 1/2 mile inland and at an 80'+ <br /> elevation,yet the County continues to not take the initiative to support the community's recovery tie.removing <br /> Kapoho SMA designation,waiving grading/grubbing fees for community road repair/restoration,not replacing <br /> access timely so the communities can reestablishment their own infrastructure,etc.). <br /> Additionally,why should your rules exempt the County/State from the requirements they impose on the people they <br /> are supposed to serve? An example of this is that they are proposing to battle nature at Pohoiki by massive dredging <br /> the newly formed 1/2 mile natural beach(which they admit will be difficult to keep clear of sand),while at the same <br /> time preventing landowners from minor"hardening"/aka protecting their properties. <br /> Mahalo for your consideration, Hartley and Magdalene Phillips <br />