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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 8, 2010 C.L. CARLILE ENTERPRISES, L.P. A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SPP 09-000093) was called to order at 10:40 a.m. in the County of Hawaii, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Rell Woodward presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Rell Woodward, Dean Au, Takashi Domingo, Andrew Iwashita, Zendo Kern, and Wallace Ishibashi. STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Planning Director) Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner). And 30 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: C.L. CARLILE ENTERPRISES, L.P. (SPP 09-000093) Special Permit to allow a visitor center with a certified kitchen for the sale of food and retail items on 5 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along the south side of Umauma Gulch, and Old Mamalahoa Highway, Wailua Government Tract, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 3-1-1: portion of 22. WOODWARD: We’re now on Agenda Item No. 3. Applicant is C. L. Carlile Enterprises, a Special Permit to allow a visitor center with a certified kitchen on 5 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District, North Hilo. I guess Jeff is going to be giving us the lowdown on this one. Jeff? DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I could direct your attention to the presentation. Our next applicant is C. L. Carlile Enterprises, LLP. The area of this application is just north of Hakalau. Hakalau is identified in the dark blue zoning, which is Agricultural 10 acres. The darker green color is Agricultural 20 acres. It’s a little difficult to see but the property is outlined with a black outline. This is located, again, just north of Hakalau off of Old Mamalahoa Highway. This is an aerial photo. It’s, again, a little difficult to see. This is the general area of the property. You can see that majority of it is vacant or used as pasture or agricultural uses. You have some eucalyptus trees here. And you can see scattered residences across the Umaumau Gulch from the property. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow a visitor center with a certified kitchen for the sale of food and retail items on 5 acres of land to enhance the permitted zipline tour operation. The visitors center will include an approximate 1900-square foot structure with a certified kitchen for the sale of food and retail items. These items will include sandwiches, salads, smoothies, canned and bottled drinks, as well as retail items like t-shirts, hats, and mugs, 1 EXHIBIT B