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WATANABE: Okay. Well, you’ve heard the applicant’s explanation. Do we have any questions for the applicant from any of the Commissioners? Yes, Mr. Rho. RHO: I’m sure that you heard our discussion about Item E. LEE: Yes. RHO: Can you talk to that point. LEE: I was called yesterday afternoon in Honolulu that there’s a question about Item E. We purchased the property from Hawaiian Electric in 2002. You know, in all of our closing documents as you would in the purchase of your house you have a statement there that the seller has completed all the conditions and restrictions and requirements in the zoning and everything else. So when I got the call I immediately called Hawaiian Electric telling them I’m going to be here and I sure would appreciate the documentation showing that they resolved this issue with the County back in 1995 or thereafter. Unfortunately everybody I worked with retired, nobody’s there. So we’re trying our best to resolve this issue. We know it’s a concern, but, you know, we went on the premise that everything was resolved when we bought the property in 2002. Hawaiian Electric is, you know, a very large company. And whatever happens, if it wasn’t paid, we’ll pay it. But, you know, our people are saying, you know, Hawaiian Electric should have paid this when it was a requirement. So we’re trying to work with Mr. Yuen’s Department right now and Hawaiian Electric to resolve this. Because that’s the last thing I want to do, is have this thing hung up on something like this. WATANABE: Yes, Mr. Yuen. YUEN: Yeah, I’d like to say we don’t absolutely know it wasn’t paid. We’ve been trying to track this down ourselves. But on the County’s side we haven’t been able to find any documentation that the payment was made. So it’s, and, you know, in looking through the files of this application, this letter comes up, this agreement to make this payment; and we don’t have any documentation that it happened. So we’re putting it into the conditions of the ordinance. If it turns out that it was paid, then we’ll drop it as a condition of the ordinance. SIRACUSA: Mr. Chair? WATANABE: Any further-. Oh, Ms. Siracusa. SIRACUSA: Forgive me if this was said and I somehow overlooked it. But did we ask the applicant if he had a chance to look over the recommendation and conditions; and if those were okay with him? WATANABE: Not yet. We’re still stuck on our $175,000 and $60,000. SIRACUSA: Okay. WATANABE: Follow-up, Mr. Rho, cause it was your question. EXHIBIT B 8