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B. MOORE: Yes, I would, just very briefly, just a couple of things. I would also like to
<br />introduce, although he hasnÓt been sworn in yet, Kevin Moore who is the HawaiÒi District Land
<br />Manager for the Department of Land and Natural Resources Land Management Division. And
<br />they are the landlords for this property. So we have the rights to a lease, and that lease is subject
<br />to the Special Management Area Use Permit.
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<br />Just a real brief history and overview just as some background. This property was acquired by
<br />the State in 1959 as part of the harbor expansion, Kawaihae Harbor, and was never included in
<br />any of the harbor master plans. So it was actually acquired from Parker Ranch. It was their
<br />former cattle holding area, and was also used during World War II as a campsite for the solders
<br />stationed in this area. Because it was never part of the harbor plans, it stayed with the Land
<br />Management Division, and it has been part of their inventory. This area was zoned Industrial.
<br />And IÓm not sure the exact dates, but they set aside most of this property for recreational use
<br />including the portion of industrial lands, and those lands were then executive-ordered to the
<br />County and licensed to Kawaihae Canoe Club. So Kawaihae Canoe Club is effectively our
<br />neighbor, and weÓve been working with them from day one; even before we went out to public
<br />auction, we were talking with Kawaihae Canoe Club and just making sure that they were happy
<br />with our concepts before we expended any effort on this.
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<br />Just as background, this area, their initial surveys, archaeological survey, was done in 2004 as
<br />part of an environmental assessment that was prepared by the State to prepare this property for
<br />auction. The initial zoning was Industrial. They did not want to have industrial uses here, so
<br />then in 2006, or 2005, they rezoned this property to Mixed Commercial-Industrial to allow a
<br />restaurant use, which was restaurant and other commercial uses, which was what their prime goal
<br />was. Just as background, the archaeological study was approved by Historic Preservation
<br />Division in 2004. There was a botanical survey done in 2004, which we updated at a request of
<br />Fish and Wildlife Service two moths ago. And again, there are n
<br />resources, and effectively no native plants on this property; itÓs overgrown with fountain grass,
<br />or buffelgrass, kiawe and ironwood. The auction was done in 2008, and again, we got, we
<br />obtained the rights to the lease. So we are still working under a right of entry, and are trying to
<br />finalize that.
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<br />Just for your background, the hatched line is the 50-foot buffer to the flood zone; so there is a
<br />high velocity flood zone that is on the outside edge, makai edge of the cross-hatched area. And
<br />the County, a year or two ago, adopted a 50-foot buffer where itÓs effectively you have to
<br />comply with the rules of that flood zone. So we are not in any Federal FEMA designated flood
<br />zone, but we are in, a portion of the property is within the 50-foot buffer of that flood zone. So
<br />that gives you some perspective on the shoreline and the layouts. Again, the shoreline is
<br />conceptual but, you know, again, itÓs, whereas the survey and the topo is accurate, so -. And to
<br />give you some perspective, if you look at that building to the right of the corner, there is a little
<br />building there; if you are familiar with Kawaihae Canoe Club, thatÓs their green, covered canoe
<br />storage area, so just to give you some perspective of how this property is situated with respect to
<br />the beach.
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<br />We are looking -. And just for your information, Kawaihae Restaurant -. Let me introduce Bob
<br />Acree. Bob is president of Kawaihae Restaurant, LLC and the principal owner of the company,
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