2021-10-07 Windward Exh D Arts and Sciences Center SPP 21-000228

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RAFFIPIY: Yeah Mr. Chairman, thank you. Just to bring into perspective as far as the cost and I think I know why HAAS is proposing this new campus instead of what Joe was asking about expanding. And Mr. Hirakami talked about the traffic signal, as far as propitious cost a traffic signal can be from a quarter million dollars up to half a million dollars just for one intersection. So, I can see why they can put a good use of the half a million dollars to building a new building for the kids instead of building a traffic signal. So, I can understand their reason. REPLOGLE: Thank you. PIPAN: If I may? REPLOGLE: Yes. PIPAN: Briefly, Chair? REPLOGLE: Please go ahead. PIPAN: Thank you. I meant to say also we've already got the shells of 2 sizable commercial buildings on this site. It's been fully cleared. There are the septic systems, very substantial septic systems adequate to support the use in place including grease traps for the kitchen, the cafeteria that's going to go in there, so there's a considerable amount of expense and time and work that's already been done. This can get the elementary school up and running very quickly, instead of starting from scratch planning,permitting, building brand new. Thanks. REPLOGLE: Thank you. Anything else from the Commissioners? AU: Chair, this is Commissioner Au, I have a comment. REPLOGLE: Go ahead, please. AU: So, I'm prepared to make motion. But since this is our Commissioner Aguinaldo's area. Does he have anything to share? If not, I'm ready to make a motion. AGUINALDO: Yeah, I'd like to share. First of all, I'd like to thank Steve. Steve and I know each other very well. I grew up in lower Puna, the Puna community and as well as Gail and Gregg. HAAS been a very go get them kind of school. They've been around for over 20 years. Their students also came up with a brilliant idea during our 2014 lava flow. So, these kids are very entrepreneur kind of kids. As far as their expansion, Joe as far as what you guys talked about and what Tom talked about is traffic signal. Tom and I know we are in that field it gets very costly and where they're looking at, if you look at it that way, I think it's more broad, it's serving the general area of what you're trying to achieve. HAAS also does a lot of agriculture kind of stuff. They even have aquaponics I mean you name it and what they've achieved thus far will sustain what we need for we got to look at it guys growth. Like what Dean said, if I had something to say I only have a lot of positive no negative everything is positive what this school is moving forward to and trying to achieve. I have friends that have their kids graduate from this school with top honors as well as other friends that have their young ones going to this school. 12 EXHIBIT D