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WATANABE: Thank you. I don’t know which one of you is going to go first as far as providing testimony. But would you state your name and address for the record, and then you can begin your testimony. LEELOY: Aloha. Good morning, Chairman and Commissioners. My name is Sue LeeLoy, address is 121 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo. WATANABE: You may begin. LEELOY: Okay. I work for the applicant, Kevin Balog. And we reviewed basically the conditions of approval, and are comfortable with that. I do want to share with the Commissioners. Over the last ten years the applicant has had no complaints from adjacent property owners or any other agencies throughout this entire process.The applicant took over a permit that was issued back in 1997. We took it over in 2000. Between the years 2003 and 2006, basically like Mr. Darrow explained there was -, slow in basic construction and the need for quarry material. Since that time some of the construction has resumed and, which basically like Mr. Darrow explained, has created a surplus. We are asking for a 10-year extension. One, basically cause the resource is still available. But at some point we do recognize that the resource will be used up. But we do need that time to basically re-vegetate the area, which is part of the conditions of approval also. WATANABE: Thank you. Would you care to provide any further comments, or -? BALOG: Kevin Balog, P. O. Box 368, Paauilo, Hawaii 96776. If you have questions, I can answer but no comments. WATANABE: Okay. Thank you. Then I take it that that’s basically the presentation. Okay. Fellow Commissioners, do we have any questions of the applicant? And you did indicate that you read the conditions and you are, yeah, in agreement with all the conditions as revised. LEELOY: Yes, we are. WATANABE: Thank you. Well, are there any other questions for the applicant? ALAMEDA: I’ve got one. WATANABE: Yes, Mr. Alameda. ALAMEDA: Aloha. Why not ask for like – I don’t know – 15, 20 years? Just, or -. What’s so special about the 10 years? BALOG: It’s the original life for the permit, I believe, 10 years, so -. Probably Chris could answer better than me. But you know, what probably I’d like to say – and I can’t talk for the landowners – is that the permit gets extended until the resource runs out, which we can do, and then we renaturalize the area, and go from there. But we’re constrained under the original permit; so we’re going to abide by what the conditions were, yeah? ALAMEDA: Okay. Thank you, Kevin. EXHIBIT A 3