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II. PROJECT LOCATION The subject area is located generally east of the Volcano Highway and (Highway 11) and north of the Keaau-Pahoa Bypass Road (Highway 130). The town of Keaau is located approximately 1 mile to the south. (Figure 1) Surrounding land uses include a papaya packing plant, the former Keaau Kim Chee factory, a cabinet shop, and scattered residences. There is a property less than 1,000 feet from the subject area that was rezoned to FA-1a. III. PROPERTY HISTORY The subject property was originally part of two lots identified by TMK: 1-6- 141: 2 and Portion of 1). One of the conditions of the Special Permit required the 14.5-acre area to be consolidated and resubdivided prior to receipt of Final Plan Approval. This was accomplished in 1995, and subsequently, a new tax map key number (TMK: 1-6-141: 001) was assigned to the subject property. After the water bottling company was established, parcel 001 was then rezoned from A-20a to A-5a and then subdivided so that the bottling plant could be on one lot and the planned brewery and other components on the other. Today, the bottling plant is on parcel 001, while the parcel affecting the planned brewery and related facilities and this application is parcel 024. (Figure 2) The Special Permit also allowed the establishment of a brewery and soft drink bottling facility, including a visitor center. Condition 5 also required construction of the facility within five (5) years (Le., June 1998). A time extension was granted to December 13, 2008. This component has not been developed, and inasmuch as the applicant intends to develop the remaining components of the approved permit, another 5-year time extension is being sought. IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Proiect Concept and Components As noted above, the applicant would like to either develop or lease a portion of the subject site for a micro-brewery and visitor center, distilled brewery like shochu, and soft drink bottling plant as originally envisioned by the Special Permit. To increase the potential of having different operators for these functions, the applicant would like to have the property subdivided into three lots. By being able to sell or lease a portion of the 7+ acre site, it would 2