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DARROW:Its a permit that has been applied for but not finalized. The actual existing dwelling is constructed and has received a final permit. These actually, which youll be able to see on the picture there, it looks like theres some footings on the ground, but nothing has been actually constructed yet. Permits are open for these particular structures. ALAMEDA:Thank you, Jeff. SPRINGER:Commissioners any other questions of staff? Thank you. At this time, will the applicants come forward please. Are both going to be testifying? CORWIN:Yes. SPRINGER:Will you please both raise your right hands. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? CORWIN:I do. REYNOSO:I do. SPRINGER:And in sequence of your presentations, could you please give your name andaddressintotherecordandthengoforwardwithyourtestimony. CORWIN:My name is Candee Corwin and Im at PO Box 1504 in Pahoa. Our physical address is 13-1265 Opihikao or Kamaili Road, depending on, thats kind of an unclear thing as well, in Pahoa. Its kind of interesting cause, you know, concerns and some oppositions have already arisen. So Id just kind of like to try to kind of give you a history of how we came to this and try to clarify sort of what we consider to be the minimum scope of this project as a two-bedroom bed and breakfast and one room for massage, and then maybe address some of the concerns that were aware of. Teresa and I, about a year and half ago I was here doing a workshop; and Hawaii is a place that we thought about living but we werent really looking for a place. So the day before we left the island we just kind of saw this place on the side of the road and, you know, thought wed try to go take a look at it. And we were able to actually visit the property, and we just like fell in love with it; and them boom, you know, we just felt very called to be here. And, you know, we hadnt looked at any other places, done any research, didnt realize there was even a subdivision we lived in, anything. So, you know, its a lot of naivete perhaps and ignorance; but we felt very strongly about being here and, you know, that the way would open for us to create a life here. So we purchased the property, I think escrow close like March of last year. And I do massage and, you know, other office type of, you know, different kinds of things. Teresa has been a pediatrician and an adolescent medicine specialists. So in actually moving to the island we felt that, you know, it was kind of least financial risk for me to come here myself and kind of try to begin to get kind of maybe a traditional office job or something like that, and then Teresa would kind of come later once I kind of had an income going and we could get more settled here. So I just want to kind of put that out. And I applied, you know, in the span of like four months or so, I applied for over probably 50 jobs, you know, with absolutely no success. And doing the bed and breakfast was something that -. You know, we loved the idea just in purchasing this home. 4EXHIBIT D