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area, the Kohanaiki Business Park Phase II area. If you recall recently, we’ve been looking at applications in this area. Clifto’s identified here, and also the Rutter application located in this area directly across the street from the Kohanaiki Business Park. This area identified with the red dot is the area that the request is located. This is in the Phase II area of the Kohanaiki Business Park. This gray identifies the zoning, the County zoning, which is Limited Industrial 1 acre. Located around this area, the green is all Open zoning. The light green is Agricultural 5 acres. Other gray areas located near this area, the Kaloko Light Industrial area is located here where Costco and Home Depot are located. Looking at the site map, this is what the actual request will look like at the, when it is completed. The applicants, Shawn Nakakura and Sam Lee, are requesting the use permit for the operation of a cremation business within one bay within a six-bay warehouse. This is located, again, about half way up in the Kohanaiki Business Park. The bay that they will be located in will be running next to the Hulikoa Drive, which is the road that runs directly through the Kohanaiki Business Park. It will not be located on the side of the warehouse where there are other properties located. The request is to allow cremation of human and animal remains in EPA approved ovens that are built specifically for this purpose.There will be no funeral services performed at the business site. The reason for the request is to, at this time, there are two cremation businesses located on the bbig Island. They are both located in East Hawaii, one at Dodo Mortuary and the other at Homelani. There is one pet cremation facility, and this is located in Keaau. All these facilities are located within East Hawaii; and it makes it difficult for residents in West Hawaii. The reason for the request would be to allow a shorter time for loveF ones to be returned for residents within the West Hawaii area, as well as saving them transportation costs. We have sent out previously the recommendation, but we’re withholding that recommendation at this time because we have received a petition for standing in a contested case from Mr. Edmund Wong. Last night we received a fax from Mr. Wong; and if I could just read it to you. He is requesting a continuance. He states in his request that he regrets, regrets to inform the Planning Commission that he will not be able to present, be present at the meeting. And he is asking for a continuance, “Due to the multi property owners who are of Hawaiian ancestry we are exercising our rights to ask for a continuance in order to have more time in notifying the families and to respond to the petition.” SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? GALDONES:Any questions? Commissioner Springer. SPRINGER:Jeff, can you point out for us on the map where the Wong property is situated? 2