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YUEN: That last one is fine. ALAMEDA: Thank you. Fellow Commissioners, before we go into our own deliberation, do you have any final questions for Mr. Fuke before I entertain a motion? Okay, this is our third hearing on this matter. So, fellow Commissioners, anybody would like to make a motion either way? Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA: If we're going into deliberation, shouldn't Mr. Fuke sit back? FUKE: Sure. ALAMEDA: Sure. Thank you, Commissioner Siracusa. Commissioner Galdones? GALDONES: Mr. Chair, I'd like, if it's proper at this time, I would like to make a motion. ALAMEDA: Sure. GALDONES: I would like to make a motion that the Change of Zone Application REZ 05-016 be given a favorable recommendation and forwarded to the County Council, along with the revised conditions of approval, and also the amendment to Condition C. ALAMEDA: Motion was made by Commissioner Fred Galdones. Is there a second? MCCALL: Second. ALAMEDA: Seconded was made by Commissioner McCall. Discussion? Commissioner Iwashita. IWASHITA: I just want to make couple of things on the record, noted on the record. First of all I want to acknowledge all the work of the staff and the Planning Director in this and all the other matters that come before us. You know, it is a lot of work. My, how many months, tenure now? I'm one of the members with the least experience on the Commission. And, but, in that time I've observed, and my present perspective is that this application is an example of essentially spot zoning, spot development process that our laws established. And, you know, these laws are the same laws that they have on Maui and the same laws that -we have on Oahu; and, you know, we can keep going down this road. And as Mr. Fuke says if not, where? And, you know, that question will be answered continuously by this body and the County Council and we'll end up with Kihei, Maui, Waikiki, all those wonderful developments that, you know, that we see in our State, not to mention across the country. And so my impression, and for the record, the driving concern that I have that is going to guide my vote on this is that we really need to have more community input, more direct community input in how this and all the other development on this island is going to take. And the County Council early last year established the community development plan process which is being partially implemented at this time, but not in this area. And I think it's important enough, and I'll 12