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particular road. And I can figure that could happen in lots of places with this kind of tourism
<br />amount of 40,000 a year or something much more akin to a commercial or resort area where
<br />presumably we already have infrastructure place and so many of our agricultural places do not.
<br />And to have all these decisions made behind closed doors, so to speak, in the County Building, I
<br />dont like it. So I think whatever direction we take to promote agricultural tourism should be a
<br />lot more restrained than what I see in this bill.
<br />YUEN:It was interesting for me that the Farm Bureau said 40,000 was too high.
<br />We thought that they were more, going to take a more wide opened approach. But then they said,
<br />their letter said 6,000, which I think is a very, very small amount, you know, taken over a year.
<br />We are going to look at the number and it may be that 40,000 is a bit high.
<br />As far as the tour bus though, you have to remember that a tour bus can go on the Holualoa
<br />Road. There is absolutely no control over tour buses going on any public road. So if that
<br />becomesa,iftourbuseswanttogoonHolualoaRod,forexample,toseethetownofHolualoa,
<br />to see the view of Kona from the mauka road, well, they can do it. Its true that you may be
<br />creating an attraction along a particular road by allowing an Agricultural Tourism operation, but
<br />it doesnt necessarily mean that buses are there or not there on Holualoa or any other public road.
<br />GRAHAM:Well, obviously, thats true. I dont find that last argument particularly
<br />persuasive, however.
<br />SPRINGER:Commissioner Watanabe?
<br />WATANABE:Well, I dont know what number is right, whether 40,000, or 1,000 square
<br />feet, or 500 square feet is right. But I think that this is the beginning; and I applaud you guys for
<br />making that effort of making some type of distinction. So I think that way you will have some
<br />guidelines to have some consistency, and possibly not everything has to come to the public, you
<br />know, which is kind of like what youre doing with boundaries for commercial versus
<br />residential, etc. So I think youre on the right track. But, again, I dont know whether 40,000 is
<br />right but -. I dont know, I had the opposite opinion from him. I think youre on the right track.
<br />YUEN:And just to clarify, what we are expecting out of the Commission today,
<br />well take this to the Commission at least one more time. And the end of, we would like a
<br />recommendation from the Commission, favorable or unfavorable, to go up to the County
<br />Council. Thats the purpose of bringing it here. But I, this is the first time youve looked at it,
<br />so we wouldnt ask for that recommendation today. Well be putting this -. Norman, well be
<br />putting this on the next Kona agenda, right?
<br />HAYASHI:We dont have it on the next Kona agenda. We can still put it on.
<br />YUEN:Okay. Why dont we put it on the Kona agenda because, to give both
<br />sides of the island -. It hasnt been heard in Kona yet, right?
<br />HAYASHI:No, it has not.
<br />YUEN:So we should at least give both sides of the island a chance to comment on
<br />this before the Planning Commission takes a vote on it. If the Planning Commission needs to
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