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HOUSEL: I had one. If you can go to the site plan. Is the only access to the whole property <br />from Huallai Road? <br />DARROW: Correct. <br />HOUSEL: So there is no connection to Queen K. <br />DARROW: No, sir. <br />HOUSEL: Only through Huallai Road. Okay, thank you. IÓd like to call the applicants, wh <br />you are here already. Could you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the <br />truth before the Planning Commission on this matter today? Please use the microphone. Let the <br />record show that everybody consented to telling the truth today. Could you each state your name <br />and address, please? <br /> <br />ZELKO: Jennifer Zelko, 120 Pauahi Street, Suite 312, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720. <br /> <br />CHU: Newton Chu, 120 Pauahi Street, Suite 312, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720. <br /> <br />SIEBER: Christian Sieber, P. O. Box 1450, KeaÒau, HawaiÒi 96749. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Have you received the background information and the Planning DirectorÓs <br />recommendations? <br /> <br />CHU: Yes. Yes, we have. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Are you in agreement with those? <br /> <br />CHU: Yes, we are. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Okay. Would you like to give us some comments on this project? <br />CHU: Yes, and I promised the Planning Director I would be brief. Basically, we think this is a, <br />with this proposal it is a positive proposal for the Kailua-Kona community. The use of this <br />property for senior housing is a win for our community. Statistics will show that as my <br />generation ages every year, the number of seniors grows by an as <br />baby boom generation, and this project is designed to meet the n <br />my generation Î maybe not her generation but others in the community. Two issues were <br />brought up, and IÓll just get to the two issues that were brought up in the Planning DepartmentÓs <br />report. One is the issue of traffic, and thatÓs why we have Bruce Witcher here in the event you <br />have any questions on the traffic. There was an earlier traffic report study done and Mr. Witcher <br />stands by that earlier traffic report. There was an issue of whether we needed to do another <br />traffic report prior to this hearing; our position is we do not need to do one. The earlier traffic <br />reports concluded that a left-turn lane into the property was not necessary; however, there have <br />been drawings that include a left-turn into the property and the applicant has no problems with <br />including that. So to require another traffic report would be redundant and probably unnecessary <br />3 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />