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hundred or so people that pick the mail up there every day this, the intention is to move that inland to a new location that has already been installed. So, again, this is the view from this property towards Highway 130. The notion that somehow the special permit is on the highway is a concern for us. We donÓt think thatÓs a fair representation of what it is, has happened here Yes, the TMK gets to that. ThereÓs a deed restriction on the property that prevents any access onto the highway, and the density of that tree shows you that. And he has agreed to keep that kind of tree cover. This is the separation from the highway. So the issue of it being on the highway I think is an interpretive one. This is the location of the commercial area, the gas station, and the Wiki Mart across the street. So this is our proximity to the existing commercial area, and to the left-hand side of that is the church, the Latter Day Saints Church. So just understand that we are maybe not in exactly where the boundary is, but weÓre as approximate as you can get without being there. ThatÓs the location. And this is his entrance into the property. So those are the pictures we had, just to add to your thinking on that. So what IÓd like to do is just let Brooks kind of take you through the thinking process that he had as he acquired and has been working on the property, and share some of his thoughts; and then IÓll get back to you. WOODWARD: All right, sir, if youÓll give us your name and address first and then you may begin. MALOOF: Okay, my name is Brooks Maloof and my wife is Wanphen Maloof, and she chose to sit back there. WeÓre not public speakers so bear with me her th Street which is across the highway on 30 Street in Hawaiian Paradise Park, about a mile from the store. And, you know, IÓve been living in Puna for over 34 years, raised my family there, living and working there for many years. And I have local knowledge of the highway, knowing that, that the highway is a crowded highway. And many people travel from both of these subdivisions to the highway to travel to Hilo, to Pahoa, to KeaÒau to get their, you know, all of the things that are necessary for their life, and work and so on. So we feel, would you folks mind if I read my paper rather than try to -. WOODWARD: ThatÓs fine. MALOOF: Okay. Anyway basically there is a need for services. The need for services is tremendous in the Orchidland and Paradise Park area. The best thing that ever happened to us was the Orchidland Community Center a few years ago, so that we didnÓt need to travel 10 to 30 miles to get the necessities. And so when my wife and I had a chance to purchase the lot on Orchidland Drive, we did our due diligence. We checked things out. And we found out that the association, the Orchidland Association, had designated that area; which included the lot, to be their Village Center. They didnÓt want people having special use permits throughout the subdivision, as were denied many times by the Planning Department. So they wanted to concentrate everything in that one area. And then we took a look at it again; and the Puna Community Development Plan also identified that property as a part of the village center, which would be where the services would be for the local population. 8 EXHIBIT A