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FUKE: Sure. My name is Sidney Fuke. I'm a planning consultant. I'm assiting
<br />the applicant Janice Oshiro on this matter. My business address is 100 Pauahi Street, Hilo,
<br />Hawaii.
<br />ALAMEDA: Mr. Fake, have you received the second revised conditions?
<br />FUKE: No, I have not. But I would assume that those were pretty much along the
<br />lines of what were discussed at the last meeting, kind of like construction time limitation and
<br />setback, and the height being consistent with the residential zone, existing residential zone.
<br />ALAMEDA: Okay. You have anything to add or any further thoughts?
<br />FUKE: Well, I think that this matter has been discussed like at a couple of
<br />meetings and has been well articulated, you know, both by the Commissioners and the public;
<br />and, you know, we've tried to respond to them. At the last Commission meeting, of course, in
<br />response to concerns raised by a neighbor, you know, I think Ms. Black is over here, we did try
<br />to ameliorate those kinds of concerns by making those suggestions and, you know, to address
<br />viewplane, the issue about like compatibility, you know, visual compatibility with some of the
<br />adjoining residential areas. So, I think, if there are any questions that the Commissioners may
<br />have, then, you know, I'd be open to them. Otherwise I think it has been said, and asked, and
<br />answered.
<br />ALAMEDA: Fellow Commissioners, you have any questions for Mr. Fuke?
<br />IWASHITA: I have.
<br />ALAMEDA: Sure, Commissioner Iwashita.
<br />IWASHITA: Mr. Fuke, we received this morning from Dr. Mark A. Goldman, Ph.D.
<br />expressing concerns about taking residential property out of the, or the reduction of residential
<br />lands by virtue of this application. I'd like your, I don't know, if you feel appropriate, any
<br />comments on that concern.
<br />FUKE: Yeah. I think that, you know, one of the basic tenants that, you know, the
<br />County has in terms of guiding the growth of any area, like whether it's the City of Hilo, the
<br />whole island, you know, you do have your General Plan; and within the structure of the General
<br />Plan framework you try to direct where these growths should occur, where your commercial
<br />activity should be, where your residential, industrial, agricultural, so on and so forth. And I think
<br />that if you, and that's a public policy document that has had extensive public review,
<br />participation and ultimately adopted by the policy makers, you know, which is the County
<br />Council and ratified or, excuse me, signed into law by the Mayor. And so in this particular area,
<br />the General Plan suggests that this area should be commercial, and so I think by having this, and
<br />at the same time the General Plan suggested that this area be commercial. It also suggested other
<br />areas be set aside for residential expansion. And so you do have, what you may potentially lose
<br />in this area, you'll potentially gain in other areas.
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