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Orchidland Gulsons has accomplished in a relatively short time much more than the previous owner did in the ten years that the permit was issued. And if the request for an extension is granted, Orchidland Gulsons is ready, willing, and able to complete the project quickly. The only issue before the Commission today is whether or not to grant an amendment to Condition No. 4 of Special Permit 569, extending the time period for us to complete the project. That is the only issue under consideration. The following agencies have declined to comment or do not object to this request. Department of Public Works, the Department of Environmental Management, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Real Property Tax Department, both the Land Division and the Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation. ` The State Land Use Commission deferred judgment to the County of Hawaii and offered no further comment on this application. The Department of Water requested that Orchidland Gulsons submit a commitment deposit of $4,500 for the 20 units of water or 18,000 gallons of water per day, that is the projected usage for the project, and that Orchidland Gulsons install 500 feet of 12- ` inch waterline extending from the existing waterline running along the Keaau-Phoa Road to provide adequate water pressure and volume under peak flow and fire flow conditions. And as I mentioned earlier, we have agreed, we do want to do this and we have agreed to do this. Orchidland Gulsons has abided by the law in its request for an amendment and mailed ` notification to all surrounding property owners pursuant to County of Hawaii regulations. Throughout this process, Orchidland Gulsons has acted in good faith. I would like to take this opportunity to personally apologize to the Board Members of the Orchidland Community Association for not meeting with them prior to this hearing. It is, however, necessary to first obtain this extension in order to have an actual project to present to them. It would be a tremendous waste of the board's time for Orchidland Gulsons to do a presentation for a project that cannot be built due to lack of a special permit. And that's all I have. And I would like to conclude by again requesting that the permit be extended. GALDONES:Mr. McElvaney. MCELVANEY:Mr. Chairman, may I say something? GALDONES:Sure. 6