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GALDONES:Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? GIFFIN:I do. GALDONES:Ms. Giffin, would you please state your name and your resident address. GIFFIN:Im Geri Giffin and my address is 65-1266 Lailai Road, Kamuela, Hawaii. GALDONES:Thank you. Mr. Fuke, have you received the background report and also there is a recommendation thats attached to it. Do you have any comments to it? FUKE:Yes, we did receive the staffs background report and the prepared- proposedrecommendation.Itwassharedwiththeapplicantandboththebackgroundreportand the recommendation were favorably considered by the- by the applicant. So we have no comments, or additions, or corrections to suggest on either of those 2 items. GALDONES:Thank you. Commissioners, do you have any questions of Mr. Fuke or Ms. Giffin? Commissioner Graham. GRAHAM:My questions a little bit about the sort of structural organization, and how we came to where we are now with the Trust Board of Directors as opposed to the school, and how these 2 entities relate, and why these applications are separate, and if they are coordinated in any way, and then what future plans for other uses on the property or kind of out in the community or in the future. Thank you. FUKE:Mr. Chairman, I think thats a very pertinent question and thats one of the reasons why Ms. Giffin is here. Ms. Giffin is the- is a member of the Trust Corporation, so shell respond to that question directly. GIFFIN:Hi Bill, thanks for the question. And thats a good one because I understand that there is some confusion even amongst the members- the other members of the Commission about the difference between the Parker School Trust Corporation and the School Board. The Trust Corporation is the- 1 of 4 beneficiaries of the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust. And, it is through that avenue that the beneficiaries, one of which is Parker School Trust, receives money from Parker Ranch. It is our job just to manage and disseminate money to the School Board. The School Board manages the whole school. They do the hiring, the firing, the curriculum, desires for expansion and all of that. There is no school management by the Trust. And you asked about development of the 12 acres? GRAHAM:I asked about like- coordination between the 2 different use permits we have today. GIFFIN:Oh, theyre separate. Bill, they are totally separate because we are 2 separate entities. And if you take a look at the next agenda item youll see that it has to do with the use permit for the construction of an elementary lower school which is school business. Our 3