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FUJIKAWA:Thank you. Please state your name and address?
<br />FUKE:Sure. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commissio
<br />My name is Sidney Fuke, IÓm a planning consultant. IÓm here assisting and representing
<br />Ainaloa Development Corporation, the Petitioner.
<br />FUJIKAWA:Did you receive the Planning DepartmentÓs Background Report?
<br />FUKE:Yes, I did. And we did receive it, a copy was also presented to the
<br />Applicant. We also received the Planning DirectorÓs Recommendation. But we
<br />understand that in light of the contested case filing, request for standing at any rate, the
<br />Recommendation may be a little bit premature, but we have receiv
<br />FUJIKAWA:Thank you. You may proceed.
<br />FUKE:Inasmuch as you do have a pending request for standing on a
<br />contested case request, IÓd like to kind of depart a little bit and not so much talk about the
<br />substance of what has been requested as much as maybe more just making some general
<br />comments and observations. And this is kind of partially driven by a meeting that I had
<br />earlier this week with the Mayor and some of his staff members, and perhaps like a
<br />public editorial that appeared in the West Hawaii Today. Specifically, I would kind of
<br />like to compare or liken this project, or what weÓre asking for, and expectations with
<br />when you have like a holiday gathering, or just kind of gathering at your place or
<br />someone, you know, at someoneÓs home. Well, IÓve noticed like in my personal situation
<br />already, whenever we have gatherings at our place or when we get invited out, none of
<br />the guests come in empty-handed. They always bring something.
<br />out that itÓs like a potluck where everybody shares. And when you bring over a plate and
<br />then the plate is left at the personÓs home, you know, you end up washing the plate; and
<br />when you return the plate, itÓs never empty. ItÓs always maybe a small bag of cookies, or
<br />crack seed, or whatever have you. ItÓs more as a token of appreciation. ItÓs this kind of
<br />value, itÓs a value of sharing, trying not to take advantage of your host or your guest, itÓs
<br />a value of appreciation. And maybe itÓs an Asian value, maybe itÓs a Hawaiian value; but
<br />in either case, maybe itÓs just basic. I just donÓt know. But itÓs a value that I, and I think
<br />so many of us, kind of cherish and grew up with.
<br />ItÓs kind of like with that same idea that Ainaloa Development Corporation wishes to do,
<br />you know, with this project. Ainaloa Development Corporation would like to share as
<br />much as it reasonably can with the community. In terms of employment, they see this
<br />project as generating at least 50 full- and part-time positions, wanting to give area
<br />residents priority in terms of employment opportunities. It provides recreational benefits.
<br />There are provisions for reasonable access to the facilities, preferred access to golf rates,
<br />so on, and so forth. And, also, finally, in terms of what the Applicant is specifically
<br />requesting, you know, itÓs infrastructure improvements, itÓs water system, providing a
<br />standpipe for potable and firefighting purposes for the general community, and then, also,
<br />roadway improvements, which is really like the crux of what the Applicant is asking.
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