2021-11-18 Leeward Exh C (Items 1 & 2)

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current access road. These are views of Māmalahoa Highway the top left is looking east, and the bottom right is the view looking west on Māmalahoa Highway. And finally, the Planning Director’s recommendation is a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council for the State Land Use which is 2021-000001, and the Rezone 2021-000006 and with that I conclude my presentation. I did just want to mention that there have been numerous submittals of public testimony for this application as you’re well aware of. To this date we have received at least 840 submittals of public testimony and to the best of our knowledge all testimony is in opposition to the project. And with that I conclude again, and I’ll pass the floor back to the Chair. Thank you. VITOUSEK: Thank you very much. At this time, we’ll move on to the applicant’s presentation and we’ll follow by questions from the commissioners. On the applicant, will the applicant and their representatives, please join the meeting and actually would it be possible to stop sharing the screen at this time. Thank you. GARSON: Hi. VITOUSEK: So, we’ve got Katherine Garson, John Metzler, Joni Metzler, Yen Wen Fang and Randy Okaneku. Would you please raise your right hand, so I can swear you in. Thank you, do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on the matter now before the Leeward Planning Commission? APPLICANTS/REPRESENTATIVES: Yes. VITOUSEK: Thank you. Okay, when you address the Commission, please state your name and the town that you live in. GARSON: Good morning, Chair Vitousek. This is Kathy Garson. I’m from Christmas Ball and the attorney for the applicant, Kaupulehu Land. I’m from Hilo and I’ve spent quite a bit of time out of Waimea growing up. Present as you introduced them is John Metzler I don’t know if Joni Metzler is also on Zoom, and we also have Randall Okaneku he completed the Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR), so a TIAR was completed for this project. I think one of the public testifiers asked that one be done, but we did do one, even though it wasn’t specifically required, and Mr. Okaneku is here to answer some questions. Yen Wen Fang is the Project Engineer and is also here to answer any questions that the commission would have. If you can indulge me for a second, I would like Mr. Metzler to also introduce himself and there was some public testimony that was addressed to Mr. Metzler, and I wanted him to talk about his involvement with this property. VITOUSEK: Please. GARSON: John, I think you’re on mute. METZLER: I think you’re right. I’m John Metzler. I’m local businessman. We have a construction company, we have a small ranch in North Kohala where we live and I’ve heard a 3 EXHIBIT C