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RAFFIPIY: Thank you Go ahead and make your presentation Mr. Fuke. <br /> FUKE: Thank you very much Mr. Chairman and members of the Commission. For the record, <br /> my name is Sidney Fuke. I am a Planning Consultant. I'm assisting the Applicant who is seated <br /> to my right, Dr. Brian Sugai on his requested time extension. <br /> HALL: He might need a <br /> AGUINALDO: Sid, try come more close. Try come more close. <br /> FUKE: Okay, can you hear me now? <br /> AGUINALDO: Yeah, you go it. <br /> FUKE: Okay. So. <br /> AGUINALDO: Yeah. <br /> RAFFIPIY: See if we can turn up the microphone. <br /> FUKE: Testing, testing. Testing. <br /> RAFFIPIY: That's much better. <br /> FUKE: Okay, anyway,just to restate for the record my name is Sidney Fuke. I'm a Planning <br /> Consultant. I'm assisting the Applicant with his rezoning time extension request and Dr, Brian <br /> Sugai who is the Applicant is seated to my right. My business office is right across the street at <br /> 100 Pauahi Street here in Hilo. We've had a chance to review and discuss the staff's proposed <br /> findings and favorable recommendation and with the editorial change about the amended <br /> ordinance that Christian just kind of noted. I think that's appropriate. I'll like to generally <br /> indicate some of the history behind this project. <br /> The rezoning was approved in 2010, the year 2010 and shortly thereafter Dr. Sugai had <br /> aggressively completed the plans, secure Plan Approval, did the required plans for a building <br /> permit, submitted it, and got the building permit approved. The building permit did reflect the <br /> conditions of the rezoning approval which you know as Commissioner Replogle just kind of <br /> noted about the access restrictions. So,the access restriction clearly shows like only a right turn <br /> in and right turn out and that is a condition of the zone change. So, there is no left turn <br /> movement. So, what Ms. Engelhard was raising about the potential traffic complaint would be <br /> minimized. It also reflects the construction drawings also reflected curbs, gutters and sidewalks <br /> fronting the particular area. <br /> So, they were all approved but, in the meantime, you know there were some dispute between the <br /> Applicant and the then contractor and a long litigation process. In the meantime, the financing <br /> fell apart so on and so forth. Well, that litigation recently was resolved and as the staff had <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />