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for long periods of time and do not make frequent visits to the facility, and so it is not anticipated <br />to have a high volume of people coming and going on a daily basis. <br />ALAMEDA:Thank you, Mr. Nishimura. Did that trigger any questions for our <br />Commissioners? Okay, thank you. You may be seated. There is public testimony on this <br />matter. We have three individuals. Could I ask Mr. Rob Tucker and Mr. Wilfred Nahooikaika <br />and Mrs. Clara Nahooikaikai to please come forward. I believe there€s enough chairs for all of <br />you. <br />I€m going to swear all of you in at once, if you don€t mind. Could you all please raise your right <br />hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Hawaii County Planning <br />Commission? <br />TESTIFIERS:I do. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay. Could we please start with my left; and please state your name and <br />addressfortherecord,andthenyoumayproceedwithyourtestimony. <br />TUCKER:RobertTucker,mymailingaddressisPOBox6097,Hilo. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay,youcanproceed. <br />TUCKER:Okay. I am Vice-President of Main Street Pahoa Association; and I€m the <br />author of the letter which I believe is your Exhibit L. Our interests in this application are kind of <br />both specific and general. And I€d like to address the general issues, first of all, and to the <br />degree that Commissioner Iwashita has mentioned, the need for developed zoning in our <br />communities. We feel very strongly that this is also so. And I also want to express our gratitude <br />for the, what we€ve seen to be consistent efforts by the Planning Department and the <br />Commission to attend to these issues along our area and corridor rather effectively. <br />SIRACUSA:Excuse me, could you just push that (microphone) closer to you. Thank <br />you. <br />TUCKER:A little closer to me, okay, okay, what we feel as rather effectively <br />addressing these issue. Main Street Pahoa Association is Nonprofit 504(c)(6) which is a <br />business nonprofit. Our mission statement is for the social and economic well being of Pahoa. <br />With a little broader viewpoint, we look to lower Puna as our area that we live in and enjoy and <br />we care about. <br />The history of the creation of the bypass may have or may not have documented written <br />assurances that were provided about to the business communities of Pahoa and Keaau with their <br />bypass creations. But from what I have received from the business community, these assurances <br />were made at some point by someone and they may or may not be binding. However, we are in <br />a point of times, such as the applicant mentions, when things are changing. And the view we <br />need to take on these changes as they€re applied for on a spot basis is a long-term view, what are <br />going to be the effects of this. We recognize, Main Street recognizes that there could be a very <br />real and sincere need for self storage facilities such as this applicant represents and other things <br />10EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />