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who come here and attest to her integrity, and her diligence, and dedication in her work; <br />and they respect her for that as a person and as a businesswoman. Now I would look at a <br />similar case in other places like, for instance, you have in Puna. You know, Puna at this <br />time with the demand for growth and demand for spaces which can be found no other <br />place has been in demand; and we find a lot of applications coming in there. And the <br />issue of planning is one of the most important thing in the minds of the Commission and <br />those in the County. How do you regulate growth and provide for growth, you see. And <br />Puna has not totally been proven because we found many people who come and oppose <br />the so-called spot zoning with regards to the special permits and other industrial uses. <br />But in this particular case the scenario is set and you started your presentation with, you <br />know, we don’t mind, we’re asking for a time, give us some time so that she can establish <br />herself. And it was never something that were imposed by the Commission or the <br />administration. And that’s why, you know, I’m listening here and I just, I don’t know, <br />hope that others would have the sentiments. <br />GRAHAM: Do we have any other questions for the applicant? Thank you all <br />very much for your presentations. Okay. So we can start talking about how we feel and <br />come up with a motion at the appropriate time. Commissioner Watanabe had something <br />to say? <br />WATANABE: Yeah. I tend to agree with the Director’s original recommendation, <br />especially with regard to the original application. On the other hand, what is proposed <br />before us right now is something different. It’s talking about something temporary which <br />implies a definite plan to discontinue that practice at some point in the future. And as the <br />Director indicated, he doesn’t have that much of an issue with a small area being used <br />even though it’s not in the proper zoning as long as it’s not really precedence setting. <br />Along those lines, I’m wondering if the Director can recommend a time period that he <br />would be comfortable with, keeping in mind that, you know, there’s going to be a <br />rezoning thing that takes quite a bit of time. It’s not that simple. But I’m also thinking <br />that maybe to stress the point that this is truly an exception we should not put in the <br />standard clause for a renewal. You know, if it has to come back to us, it has to come <br />back to us, that’s it, not whether at the Director’s discretion you’re just going to double <br />up that time period. And I’m hoping that that would make it clearer to the public that this <br />is not a means by which you could circumvent the zoning laws. Because obviously if <br />you’re going to go and build a warehouse on a temporary timeframe and you’ve only got <br />three years to use it, it doesn’t make any economic sense. Then you keep that door <br />closed, you see. And I’m wondering if you could make a recommendation along those <br />lines. <br />GRAHAM: Thank you, Commissioner Watanabe. I just wanted to reiterate to <br />the Commissioners, we have closed the public hearing already at this point. You’re <br />welcome to stay there if you’d like, Mr. Yeh. And, Mr. Yuen, do you have anything <br />further to say? <br />YUEN: Well, with that question, if there’s no time extension I’d suggest <br />two years, one year goes by pretty quickly. <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />13 <br /> <br />