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community to help get this plan doneand then wait to have your request be part of that plan as <br />opposed to a single request like it is right now? <br />TRIPP:I guess, well, I have a lot of thoughts. But my, not that I wouldn€t be <br />willing to work with the community but I already have three businesses, four kids and knowing <br />how these, and I do work with many community projects. Knowing how long community <br />projects take and the involvement, my question is on the previous applications that have gone <br />through this process where, you know, was there a requirement that they had to work on the <br />development plan. And is the Hawaii Community development plan, what section of Hilo are <br />we talking about? <br />ALAMEDA:Can I interrupt real quick. I feel a little bit uncomfortable with the <br />questioning back and forth. It€s becoming a little bit of a different animal, if you will. I want to <br />ask Mr. Torigoe if he can kind of direct us and maybe provide some guidelines around our type <br />ofquestioningandthedialogue,ifwe€rekindofontherighttrackormaybewe€regoingoff <br />track. <br />TORIGOE:Well, Mr. Chairman, I€m not sure exactly what you€re asking but I guess <br />generally speaking there is an application before you and the Commissioners certainly have the <br />opportunity to express their concerns about every application. You know, I think we do need to <br />be a little bit careful about just gathering information and perhaps not involving ourselves in <br />trying to convince applicants to, you know, change their course or -. You know, I think we just <br />need to deal with the application as it€s before us; and if you disagree with it, then certainly it€s <br />your prerogative to vote against that. But basically I think we should be gathering information <br />regarding the application and then deliberating and voting based on that. <br />ALAMEDA:So, Ms. Tripp, you can choose to answer the question or you can choose <br />not; and we can proceed in that fashion. You have any other comments? <br />TRIPP:I€ve just never done this before so -. <br />ALAMEDA:No problem. Commissioner Iwashita, any follow-up to that? I don€t <br />know if you got the answer you were looking for or, probably not. <br />TRIPP:I just want to assure -. As far as my project, I don€t know what anybody <br />else is doing or what they€re planning. But my plan is to keep the building, which is a very <br />unique and special building, the integrity of it. And as far as commercial development, we know <br />that it€s going to happen in the area. And I think that my plan is the best case scenario because <br />I€m not taking down the building. I realize in the future people can change things. But what I€m <br />proposing to do will really enhance and provide a service in Hilo that is needed, and the people <br />will really like what I€m going to do there, which is also with the Hawaiian quilting and local <br />crafts. I believe the agenda that the zoning, planning wants is to develop these kinds of <br />commercial properties. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay. Question, Commissioner Iwashita? <br />IWASHITA:I have a, if you€ll give me a second, I need to consider -. <br />8EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />