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will also be speaking. Would the 3 of you please raise your right hand. Do you swear to affirm <br /> to tell the truth on this matter now before the Windward Planning Commission? <br /> G. YAMANAKA: With right hand raised, I do. <br /> REPLOGLE: You have to unmute Vern? <br /> V. YAMANAKA: With right hand raised, I do. <br /> REPLOGLE: Okay. <br /> PIIANAIA: With right hand raised, this Norman Piianaia I do as well. <br /> REPLOGLE: Okay, please state your name and area of residence and did you receive the <br /> Planning Department's background report and recommendations? <br /> G. YAMANAKA: Garth Yamanaka, one zero one nine (1019) Kukuau Street, Hilo and I did <br /> receive it. <br /> REPLOGLE: Thank you. <br /> V. YAMANAKA: I'm Vern Yamanaka and I'm at four two eight(428) Naniakea Street, Hilo <br /> and we received it, yes. <br /> REPLOGLE: Thank you. <br /> PIIANAIA: Norman Piianaia, I live in sixty-five one two three two (65 1232) Laelae Road in <br /> Waimea and I also received it thank you. <br /> REPLOGLE: Okay, thank you. Please do your presentation. <br /> G. YAMANAKA: Mahalo. Aloha Planning Director Kern, Chair, and members of the <br /> Windward Planning Commission. Mahalo for having us here today. We appreciate the <br /> favorable recommendation from the Planning Department and appreciate the effort and time put <br /> into this from the Director and the staff at the department. I want to first share with you a quick <br /> history on the Iron Works project before talking about why we are here before you today. Just to <br /> give you a little background of what has happened. <br /> In August of nineteen zero six (1906)the property of which the Hilo Iron Works now sits was <br /> secured by the soon to be formed Hilo Fruit Company. Work on the factory began in February <br /> nineteen zero seven (1907) and by March the building was nearly completed. Newspaper clips <br /> that we found from 1907 to nineteen zero nine (1909) spoke about the new Hilo Pineapple <br /> Cannery and how it had high hope for the industry based on the quality of the fruit being grown. <br /> Production was smooth until 1909, growers and canners could not agree on a price and a the glut <br /> of the production spelled doom for the enterprise. The cannery which was mortgaged to the First <br /> 3 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />