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you want to get, whatever studies are necessary, and a land lease, that takes six years, all through DLNR I assume. Is that correct? OKAMOTO: If I could respond. Well, in this case it did take that time. If you look in the background stuff, the environmental assessment was done in 2006, I think. But basically this is a private company,so what we can do is get the groundwork set and ask nicely if we can be given the opportunity to bid for the license. I’m not sure why it took the extra time. I don’t think Les knows either. But that’s why we’re in a bit of a crunch, as far as the time, at this point. I mean we’re okay. I mean they had to bid, the bid, as Les said, a fair price; and they’d like to go. I’ve never quite been sure of why government takes as long as it takes in this state, but it does. It does. So we’re just kind of grateful we’re still operating. We’re not shut down yet. WOODWARD: Well, I compliment you. You definitely played nice. I don’t think I would have, but you played nice; and you eventually got where you wanted to go. But this is part of the problem, and we recognize it. And that’s why sometimes, you know, squeaky wheel gets the grease. I’m sorry to hear that that happened to you but, asI say, not surprised. Okay, thank you. KERN: Any other questions? I have a quick one. The employees that were laid off in this last little bit, are they going to be hired back when, if, you’re able to acquire this property? PEDERSEN: We will, we do expect that we will be increasing our workforce again. Being as our quarry operation is totally shut down right now, it’ll take us a little time to kind of get the ball rolling again. But, yes. KERN: How long is that time going to take to get the ball rolling? PEDERSEN: My own question is that I, I don’t know. KERN: Just a ballpark. I’m just curious on how -. PEDERSEN: Few months. KERN: Few months, all right, cool. Thank you. Seeing no other questions, you gentlemen can have a seat; and we’ll move forward. OKAMOTO: Thank you. KERN: And, for the record, there are no testifiers from the public to testify. So, I’d be willing to entertain a motion. WOODWARD: Yes. KERN: Commissioner Woodward. WOODWARD: Mr. Chair, I recommend that in the matter of the application,Special Permit 10-110, for a special permit for Yamada and Sons, that the Windward Planning Commission approve the special permit with the conditions as stated by the Planning Director. DOMINGO: Second. KERN: Very good. So we have a motion that has been seconded. ISHIBASHI: Second. 4 EXHIBIT A