2022-01-06 Windward Exh B (PL-SPP-2021-000005)

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HEWETT: Yeah, yeah, I do. Actually, we did exactly what John said it was supposed to be a convenience store, a commercial kitchen, and all that good stuff. But, as when we moved here, we saw over time that when Puna Kai came up it's going to be less expensive for them to go right up the road and shop for food, rather than right here in `Ainaloa. Which we saw it wasn't going to be, how would I say it, it would cost too much for us to upkeep a little store and it might not even last because of everything coming up around the area in Puna. Then we have Orchid Land here with that little store. So, we decided to change gears and we went with the storage. We like to stay on the social media and see what people are talking about and with that area and everyone, we know the crime is up around there. We thought okay, maybe people want to store their treasures that if they have opened garages, they can't lock it up in there, they might want to come and store their stuff in storage. Also, the mailing system with us, we just recently build a house there and when I was going through trying to get the address, I just recently found out that there is no mail service there. You have to go all the way to Kea`au and because it's located in Kea`au district folks have to go all the way to Kea`au just to mail out something or pick up their mail. So, we thought, this is a good idea. Let's put a mail service together with it, where folks can just come right here it's very convenient for them. That's the whole thought with the Special Permit for a storage unit. And with our neighbors, the neighbors around the picture that Mr. Kay showed. We know all the neighbors, we speak to them, when they see us, they come over they talk stories everybody has our number. So, it's not really a big problem with the neighbors. We talked to them all the time. They know if they have an issue they can come over, they have my husband's number and so I don't really think that's the big issue the neighbors or the surrounding people even the folks across the street at `Ainaloa community they have our number. LIN: Thank you. AU: Thank you, Commissioner Lin for the question. Thank you, Ms. Hewett, and Mr. Pipan for the answers. Commissioner Clarkson I know you raise your hand; do you have a question? Please go ahead. CLARKSON: My question is not for the applicant, I just wanted to know when it was appropriate to bring up my question for Planning staff. AU: Commissioner Clarkson you can ask it right now. I think it would be the appropriate time because the applicant can also way in too to that same question, so please go ahead. CLARKSON: I'll go ahead. I have several questions actually one is the determination that a storage facility as proposed is industrial. How is that, was that determined, is that crystal clear in the County Code? Second. I only know, I'm not a real expert on self-storage facilities, I've never used one. I do know that there's one near the Waimea Mountain Road that is probably on ag land. Self-storage facility near the well it's well before the airport kind of near Lalamilo Farm Lots. So, I think there's a little bit of a precedent for storage facilities on ag land. What is the evidence that or is there any evidence with problems in the past of hazardous chemicals, causing issues in self-storage facilities and when I think about it, and I know there's one in Waiakea 10 EXHIBIT B