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Written Testimony on item #2 PL-SMA-2022-000025 <br /> Hawaiian Ola Brewing Corporation <br /> for Windward Planning Commission, 9 AM Thursday, April 6, 2023, <br /> Hilo County Council Chambers <br /> Aloha All, <br /> And mahalo for considering my testimony today. My name is Rupert Adarme, and I am <br /> submitting written testimony today in support of item #2, PL-SMA-2022-000025. The prospect <br /> of having a distillery here in Hilo that will bring over 200 new jobs and career opportunities to <br /> our la hui and simultaneously support the growth of our agricultural industry is incredibly <br /> important. <br /> It is clear that Ola Brew is pursuing this project to celebrate a culturally significant plant and <br /> highlighting `Okolehao - a spirit unique to Hawaii, of which they have already won international <br /> gold medals. As a community and employee-owned business, they care about the potential <br /> environmental impacts and are therefore working with engineers, architects, and cultural <br /> practitioners to ensure that this project has the best outcome for not only their community of <br /> shareholders, but for our `aina and la hui as well. <br /> Given their dedication to our community over their last five and a half years of business, I trust <br /> Ola Brew Co. will continue to pursue this project with integrity--keeping the community, and <br /> their impacts on our `aina at the forefront of everything they do. <br /> Mahalo for your time and consideratlbn and I am happy to answer any questions you may have <br /> regarding the above information. <br /> Mahalo, <br />