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As far as undue, providing burden to public service, this has been a long on-going situation in
<br /> Puna, and the roads are private, and we don't get any public service period, and we haven't
<br /> gotten it out there for my entire life. So, that just doesn't make sense. It's not like the County is
<br /> going to come around and do that anytime soon I don't think. I think we got bigger issues
<br /> outside of these areas. I think that's important.
<br /> Now,to say this doesn't work in a way is this is exactly what a Special Permit is for. This is,
<br /> it's unique, it's unusual, it provides a service to the community. The impact is small. The
<br /> impact is defined, and I would say that the impact would have a much bigger " "than it would
<br /> have any type of negative. Again, if we were here looking for a convenience store in this
<br /> location, it wouldn't be the spot. But, to provide actual healing and care in our community,
<br /> community care, I think, I think is needed and necessary prior to Covid. Now we're living in a
<br /> different world. Now, we're living with Covid where businesses are just being " " in a single
<br /> blow, done. How do we create resilience? And, how do we create sustainability here on the
<br /> island, in our community? Well, this is one of those ways. Somebody can actually live on their
<br /> property and provide community care. I would venture to say that this would be a really good
<br /> thing, and I really hope the Commissioners can see that and build that, and what I do beg here
<br /> and " ", that the Commission is going to go in a way to not support this, I would beg for a
<br /> continuance, especially being this is the first, first hearing doing a WebEx. Ideally, though, we'd
<br /> avoid that, put some good conditions together and make it right and support these people,
<br /> support this family in our community, on our island.
<br /> I would like to pass it over to Mrs. Imagire for her to shareso, thank you so much.
<br /> D. IMAGIRE: Thank you, Zendo. I just thought I would, I just wanted to chime in on some of
<br /> the things that were mentioned so far before I go into our story, and one of`em is the, regarding
<br /> the condition of the road. Yeah, it's not great, but a lot of the roads in Orchidland are even
<br /> worse, and we received, since we purchased the property, we have been receiving the newsletters
<br /> from the community association, and that stretch of road on `Ilima is actually on their plan to fix
<br /> up. So,the community association is already planning to improve that segment of road.
<br /> Okay, let meso, again, my name is Deidre Imagire. My husband, Dr. Benjamin, and I own and
<br /> operate Back to Basics Chiropractic, and we run Kokua Chiropractic Clinic with the help of our
<br /> receptionist [stated name]. Our receptionist, [stated name], and my husband are at the office in
<br /> Kea`au right now. Both of our clinics will be running simultaneously in the " " the application
<br /> be approved. Back to Basics Chiropractic is our for-profit clinic, and it's been serving patients in
<br /> East Hawai`i for almost four years either at the Maku`u Farmers Market where we first started or
<br /> at our office in the Kea`au Urgent Care.
<br /> Kokua Chiropractic Clinic is a non-profit Clinic we set up offering low-cost care to those on
<br /> Quest with a preference for Hawaiian locals. It has been in operation for " ". Our mission with
<br /> both clinics is to be of service to our community by offering affordable quality chiropractic care.
<br /> So, why do we want to have a home-based office in Orchidland? One reason is to increase
<br /> access to care for lower Puna. As mentioned in at least one of the patient letters of support
<br /> submitted to the Commission, we have many patients that live in communities in lower Puna.
<br /> Many of these prefer to see us at the Maku`u Farmers Market, and some are unable to continue
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