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application that you recently heard. That particular request is currently pending with the County Council, it was recently submitted to the County Council. Dr. Takase is requesting the zone change in order to construct a two-story, 20-unit housing project, student housing apartment project. The structure would be located on the south side of the property. Again, this is Kinoole Street and this would be Olona Street, one lot away. The building would be constructed in this general configuration, and just remember that this is a conceptual drawing that the Applicant had submitted. The building would be two stories in height and, as I indicated earlier, would consist of 20 units, ranging from 640 to 800 square feet in size. Parking would be situated on the north side of the property. Driveway access would from Kinoole Street at this particular location. As a matter of information, besides the Meishoin complex and the Tohbi Hale student housing project, adjacent to both sides of the property which are currently zoned Single Family Residential are single-family dwellings. The property was previously used for single-family purposes; however, the house has since been demolished and the property has been cleared. The access to the property as indicated would be Kinoole Street, wastewater would be connecting to the County sewer line. The Planning Director is recommending approval with proposed conditions. Are there any questions? ALAMEDA:Fellow Commissioners? Seeing none, will the Applicant and/or his representative come forward? Good morning. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Hawai`i County Planning Commission? FUKE:Yes, I do. ALAMEDA:Thank you. Could you please state your name and address for the record? FUKE:Sure. My name is Sidney Fuke, I’m a planning consultant. I’m here representing Dr. Takase, who’s seated in the back. My office is 100 Pauahi Street, which is directly across of this building. ALAMEDA:Thank you, Mr. Fuke. FUKE:Thank you very much. Yeah, your staff’s report is comprehensive and proposed conditions are acceptable. I would like to note, however, that during the course of having this application processed, you know, either Dr. Takase or myself had had discussions with some of the surrounding property owners. And one of them, of course, is the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, and they did provide us a supportive letter indicating the dire need for additional student housing. In addition to that, I did talk to the neighbors on both sides of the property. The property owner on the north side is owned by Ku`ulei Springer and, you know, for those of you who are familiar with long-time politics, she’s the granddaughter of the first chairman, I think, of this island, Jimmy Kealoha. Anyway, her only concern was just that construction be EXHIBIT A 2