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people coming in, people will be proned to burglaries and other kinds of criminal <br />property damage and things like that. Generally people who board dogs and take good <br />care of their dogs and go on vacations are middle-class working people and they would <br />be more likely to be the eyes of the community and would report if they saw something <br />amissed in the community as opposed to someone that would be going to a kennel and <br />then would later stake out the community to rob them or something like that. So I really <br />feel like we had taken into consideration a lot of the concerns in the area. <br />The quarantine kennel idea really was, I had brought a dog in from the mainland and it <br />was pretty costly. And one of the things about quarantine puppies, you still have to have <br />the 120 day quarantine and a lot of times people aren’t able to go to the kennels and <br />spend time with their dogs when they’re bringing them in from the mainland. I really <br />wanted to provide a service where those puppies would get a lot of socialization, would <br />get some training during that time, and wouldn’t be just left in a cage; and that’s why I <br />wanted to do that. I have other friends who want to bring dogs in and I really wanted to <br />drop the price of what that cost for people on the Big Island, as well as provide a good <br />service for those dogs that are coming in. <br />WOODWARD: Thank you, Mr. Maeda. Any questions? Commissioner Alameda. <br />ALAMEDA: Aloha. Thank you. Thank you for your presentation. I just had <br />one question. What’s the fruit and vegetables, what is that for? <br />MAEDA: Well, I work part time right now out of my house. And I’m <br />starting a farm and I’m going to do some different farming projects; and in the future I <br />was looking at farming certain berries and fruits, and packaging and selling those things. <br />WOODWARD: Commissioner Bowman. <br />BOWMAN: I have a couple of questions. So you’re on catchment? <br />MAEDA: Yes, I am. <br />BOWMAN: And you will have enough water to shoot all the kennels and <br />things? <br />MAEDA: Yes, I will. <br />BOWMAN: Okay. And you know it’s a five-year special permit? I’m just a <br />little concerned with the certified kitchen, on the cost of it. You know, are you willing to <br />put that investment in, in a five-year special permit, I guess? <br />MAEDA: I didn’t realize actually that it was only a five, I was only going to <br />be able to get a five-year special permit, I didn’t know that. <br />HAYASHI: Mr. Chair? <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />4 <br /> <br />