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We did receive a request for a contested, Petition for Standing to a Contested Case hearing, and that was filed by the Hawaiian Paradise Park Lot Owners Association; and the representative from that Association is here today to speak on behalf of their request for standing and the reason why theyÓre submitting that request. Normally, we would withhold the staffÓs recommendation. But, in this particular case, we felt that perhaps our recommendation may be something that could be satisfactory to the AssociationÓs request for standing. SPRINGER:Thank you. Excuse me just a moment, Commissioners. Members, having conferred with our Deputy Corporation Counsel, Ivan Torigoe, what heÓs suggesting is that we have some background discussion on this matter before us, both before we take up the application and, also, before we take up the Request for Standing in a Contested Case. Our belief is that the Applicants may benefit from hearing the discussion as it ensues and their desire for a Contested Case hearing may be reduced by having access to our discussion. So is there any objection to having discussion on the matter before we take up the application for Standing in a Contested Case hearing? Commissioner Kubota? KUBOTA:Madam Chair, I have no objection to that procedure, except when you talk about discussion, when you say discussion, what kind of discussion are you talking about? Are you talking about questions and answers, or the kind of discussion that we have normally, or is there something special that you wanted from the applicant? SPRINGER:Mrs. Kubota, maybe I can ask Mr. Torigoe to give us som guidance on the course that our discussion might take. KUBOTA:Thank you. TORIGOE:Okay. Thank you, Madam Chairman. As you know, there ha been a Request for a Contested Case filed. And, I think, normal have a little bit of background information, the presentation, and I think the Chair entertains some questions just to flush out some of the background. And then your first order of business is to take up the Request for Standing in a Contested Case. I understand from discussions with staff that the concerns of the Association may be satisfied with the adoption of an appropriate paving and maintenance condition. And so, I think, in terms of the procedure what we want to do is go ahead and finish your basic background presentation and questions to the staff. And then IÓll call up the Applicant, along with the Intervenors, or the requested Intervenors, and see if there can be an agreement to hold in abeyance the consideration of a Contested Case request, to see if a satisfactory road condition can be worked out and included in any permit that may SPRINGER:Commissioners, any clarification necessary? How do you propose we proceed, then, Mr. Torigoe? 3