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So what the Petitioner wants to do is essentially relocate its Nissan dealership from its current location on Kawili Street to this site here and not make substantial improvements to the property because the basic improvements already in. You know, you already have the existing 7,500- square foot structure, they want to just do some renovation. They already have an existing showroom, they want to do some improvements to the land so that they can safely and adequately park the new vehicles, new and used vehicles. In addition to that, they want to construct a mezzanine within the existing structure; and that’s designed largely for storage and, secondarily, they didn’t want to increase the overall footprint of the basic building. There are two accesses, two existing accesses to the property. One coming off of Kumau Street, and the primary access, and ingress and egress coming off of Kalanianaole Avenue. There is no access from Ocean View Drive. As a matter of fact, between the subject property and Ocean View Drive, there is an intervening State-owned parcel which the Applicant has a month-to- month lease on it. We realize that there are some concerns raised by the two Petitioners, you know, requesting for standing; and the concerns relate to traffic as well as for landscaping, visual concerns, rather. And it was only in relation to the landscaping portion I had submitted some additional language that, you know, I would suggest that the Commissioners may want to consider; and the landscaping would be very specific to make sure that they are trees and/or similar plant material to provide some visual separation or visual block between the subject property and the residences on the makai side. With that, I’m open to questions. ALAMEDA:Okay. Any general questions for us to get a better idea of the application? Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE:Mr. Fuke, you had mentioned that there is no access to Ocean View Drive. FUKE:Correct. And there is no access and no planned access to Ocean View Drive. WATANABE:So -. FUKE:From this site, anyway, from this property. WATANABE:Yeah, so these people, because they’re separated by a month-to-month leased State land? FUKE:Correct. There is a State right-of-way that runs the back of all of the lots in this area that runs parallel with the existing Ocean View Drive; and, so, the Applicant has a month-to-month lease on that small portion that’s right in the back of his property. WATANABE:Okay. I thought that might be germane to the traffic concerns because, I guess, they don’t come directly adjacent to your property at any time anyway. Right? EXHIBIT A 5