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st (makai) side of Akoni Pule Highway and the Kohala Ranch Subdivision, Kahua 1, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-1:8. WATANABE: The first agenda item is a part of the Unfinished Business. The initiator is the Planning Director, SMA Use Permit No. 379. And actually, the first three items are sort of all interrelated; however, we’ve been informed by the Planning Director that probably the proper procedure for handling this would be to address Agenda Item 2a, which is the Applicant: Kohala LLC (REZ 866) regarding the extension of time on the Change of Zone Ordinance. But before we begin this, I believe I owe this Commission an apology for the previous meeting, which we addressed the Kohala LLC issue; and I think I may have taken some liberties in that meeting and possibly led or directed the conversation a little too much as Chair. But for the record, I want to make it clear that I was not trying to dictate the results of that meeting. I just sensed from previous meetings that we didn’t have the votes one way or the other; and I certainly didn’t want to wind up in a situation where if we did wind up with the votes, we would be trying to craft conditions on the fly. And so I need to thank Ivan Torigoe, our counsel, because he informed me that under the Robert’s Rules the Chair is able to relinquish the position when we encounter a topic like this. And so previously I talked to Mr. Rho, and agreed with him that he would chair the meeting. This in no way is any slight to Ms. Siracusa; the only reason I selected Mr. Rho is because he was in attendance at that particular meeting. And of course, the other reason is because he seems to be in favor of the Planning Director’s recommendation; and so I think that helps to create a level playing field, and just to show I’m sincere about that, not trying to dictate where this all heads. So with that, maybe what we can do is we’ll switch places, Mr. Rho will Chair -. DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman. WATANABE: Yes. Yes, Mr. Domingo. DOMINGO: May I take a few minutes also? WATANABE: Sure. DOMINGO: I think for me also an apology is in order for my irate remarks that I made responding to the action taken that day when we were on this issue. It was somewhat abrupt and I know it was not proper, in the right tone. But I would like to apologize to you and the Commission also. WATANABE: No apology is necessary to me. Thank you anyway, though. So maybe what we can do is switch positions, Mr. Rho, and conduct the meeting. RHO: Okay. Maybe before we proceed, can I call on Commissioner Bowman? She wanted to share -. BOWMAN: Yes. For the record, I’d like to note that I previously was employed by Gentry-Pacific, I believe, in 1993, the prior owner of the parcel; so if the Commissioners see that EXHIBIT A 2