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th application and a description of the one-acre area in metes and bounds. In the January 10 letter from their representative there was a map that was submitted, this is part of your folk’s information that was passed out, it was done by a licensed surveyor. We just need to receive the written portion of it. But it appears that that condition has been met. We just need to work out the time extension request and getting the plan approval. We have also sent an example of a plan approval to the applicant so that he can understand what the process is. WATANABE: Thank you, Mr. Darrow. Do we have any questions for Mr. Darrow, staff? Commissioners? No? Then I guess it would be appropriate to call up the applicant then. Mr. Miranda? By the way, I just got two people signed up to testify for this agenda item. So if there’s anyone else who wishes to testify please check with Sharon, yeah. Would you raise your right hand and may I swear you in. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? MIRANDA: I do. WATANABE: Thank you. You may be seated. Before you begin your testimony, would you state your full name and address for the record, please. MIRANDA My name is Melvin W. Miranda, Sr. and I live, my address is PO Box 2000, Kamuela, Hawaii. WATANABE: Thank you. You may proceed. And I guess what we’re looking for is an explanation as to why you need the time extension. That, I believe you recently filed for an administrative time extension. Yeah? MIRANDA: As far as I know a year ago, April I think, we were in this room and I was explained, you know, what I had to do. One of the main things was having a licensed surveyor survey my place and get the metes and bounds of the one acre that I was supposed to use as my baseyard. If you remember I told you I had a licensed surveyor lined up but he was booked for like three months; and I couldn’t get him. Well, after I left the meeting, I said, you know, like I need to get on it right away. And I went back and I found this licensed surveyor, Johnny Weeks Surveying from Kona. And back in the seventies when I used to manage Hualalai Ranch in Kona they did a lot of surveying for me at the ranch. So I called Bobby Weeks, who’s his son, and I told him, you know, I really need some help. And he said, well, let me see what I can do. I said I’m waiting for about three months for this licensed surveyor to come; and I said I’d like to get this done as soon as possible. So a week later he called me, he told me, “Melvin, I can be there tomorrow. Can you meet me there?” I said, “Yeah.” So he came the next day, which was about a week and a half after this meeting. And he came two days, did all the surveying; and about two or three weeks after that, within about a month or six weeks, he had all the copies. I told him I needed 22 copies to be submitted to you folks and one site plan, and all of this stuff. So everything was done; and I thought everything was in the Planning office, was submitted, because I told him what had to be done and everything. And he sent me a copy of what was done. My attorney got a copy, and I thought everything was in motion and I was in good shape. Then I got a letter in November or December saying that I’m not in compliance. And I’m saying, “What happened?” And so the beginning of December I called up Bobby Weeks again, I said, you know what, Bobby, all the EXHIBIT B 3