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BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES April 24, 2019 The meeting of the Banyan Drive Hawaiʽi Redevelopment Agency was called to order at 2:15 p.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Nathan Gaddis presiding. MEMBERS PRESENT: Nathan Gaddis (Chairman), Brian DeLima, K.T. Cannon-Eger, Barry Taniguchi (arrived at 2:23 p.m.) MEMBERS ABSENT & EXCUSED: Elmer Gorospe ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Corporation Counsel Representative), Alex Roy (Planner), Kim Tanaka (Secretary), Gordon Heit (DLNR Representative) A quorum was present with three members in attendance. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were approximately 9 members of the public in attendance. At 2:15 p.m. Chairman Gaddis opened the floor to take statements from the public. GADDIS: Before we move on to any agency business, we’re actually going to go ahead and take statements from the public, and we just have one person signed up today, Mr. Donald Inouye. Mr. Inouye, if you can come up and speak into the microphone clearly over here. Give it a tap. INOUYE: Well, I’m Don Ino—I mean, recognize the chair and the members present. I’m Don Inouye from Reed’s Bay Resort Hotel, and you know, in this bill, I think it’s a wonderful thing depending which side you’re on. GADDIS: I’m going to interrupt you just briefly. You’re speaking about HB 1219? INOUYE: On this 1219. GADDIS: Yes, okay, go ahead. INOUYE: Right. So on this House Bill 1219, I realize, and I don’t know if Department Land Natural Resources \[sic\] is still against it. The last time I read they weren’t for it, and then I know NOHA, I mean the OHA was also against it because if 50 percent of the income goes to this bill, they supposed to be getting ten percent because of the deeded property. So then I assume there’s Page 1 of 13 Banyan Drive Hawaiʽi Redevelopment Agency April 24, 2019 Minutes