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On top of that there's another point to the south, through Kamehameha Schools (KS) lands that <br /> fishermen also access this a little easier. But I think the applicant may be able to address the <br /> liability question more specifically. But the idea is that the licensing program would kind of <br /> provide some liability protection to the landowner. <br /> AU: Okay any further questions for Alex from Commissioners? Okay if there's no further <br /> questions. At this time, I'd like to call the applicants representatives, and I think we have four <br /> (4) of them on Jason Knable, Alicia Fung, Ron Terry, and James Leonard. Are you guys all <br /> present? Good morning y'all. Thank you all for coming. Can you please raise your right hand, <br /> I'm going to need to swear you in. Okay, all 4 of you guys. Okay, thank you. Do you swear or <br /> affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Windward Planning Commission? <br /> TERRY: I do. <br /> AU: Okay. If you do speak,please state your name and the town that you live in. Just a quick <br /> question before you guys get started. Have you received the background report and <br /> recommendation from the Planning Department? <br /> KNABLE: Yes, we have. Good morning, Chairman, members of the Commission, my name is <br /> Jason Knable. I'm here today, along with Alicia Fung from our office and our consultants James <br /> Leonard and Ron Terry helping the applicant Kelly Holcomb with this agenda item. We are here <br /> to answer any questions. I live in Hilo and to start yes, we've received the background report <br /> and recommendation and we've discussed it with our client, and we agree with the Director's <br /> recommendation and proposed conditions. If you allow me, I can go ahead and give you guys a <br /> short presentation, if that works? <br /> AU: Yes, please go ahead. <br /> KNABLE: Well, you know first off, I want to thank the Planning Department for that <br /> presentation. Very thorough, kind of hit on a lot of the big issues for this project. Just to provide <br /> a little bit more context. Our client Kelly Holcomb has been visiting friends on the island <br /> regularly for years with his family. When this property first came up for purchase in Honomu in <br /> 2020. Kelly jumped at the opportunity to go ahead and purchase the property, with the goal of <br /> building a home. With the hope of someday retiring here, and also to do a little bit of farming <br /> and also to be closer to the friends that he's created through relationships over the years in the <br /> Honomu community. <br /> Part of this process, shortly after acquiring the property, he only then learned that the property <br /> was located in the State's Conservation District and Special Management Area and the <br /> permitting of a dwelling would require a couple of levels of entitlements. Since the property is <br /> located in the Conservation district, we also are concurrently processing a Conservation District <br /> Use Application (CDUA)permit with the State. One component of the application was to <br /> prepare a Final Environmental Assessment(FEA)that Ron Terry helped us with. The FEA was <br /> ultimately accepted by the State last year. You'll probably see the big FEA in your background <br /> report. It's pretty big. We studied the property quite extensively. Ultimately, the background, <br /> 4 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />