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C. GLEN: I wouldn’t want to see a sign showing furniture for sale. But the way she plans on using it, I have no problems with it. GRAHAM: Thank you. sir, go ahead. Start with your name and address. D. GLEN: My name is David Glen and we live on Indian Tree Road. Address is 27550. I’m here to support Iris. The years that I’ve known Iris she has always been above board and discussed things with us. It’s, for me, a great joy just to drive up there and see all the agriculture going on. I have no problem with Iris storing her furniture there for a temporary basis. That’s what she explained to me when she talked to me. That’s fine. I know how difficult it is to start a business, to operate her business and for warehouse space. So it’s fine on a temporary basis. As far as the sign goes, the sign was down as quick as it was up. I saw it one day and the next time I went by it was gone. As far as the traffic goes and all that, there’s not that much traffic there; and I’m up and down that road all the time. So I’m here to support her. I wish her the best. I hope things go well. I’d love to see dracaenas all the way up the hill towards our place. She’s a great neighbor; and that’s it, all I have to say. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Glen. Sir? ZELKO: I am Mike Zelko. I live Puu Moi Road up in Papaikou which is right down the street from Indian Tree. Obviously Iris has mentioned I’ve worked with her since 1994 in the Ag business. We’ve worked with, you know, a thousand plus farmers. She always is promoting agriculture here in Hawaii. But, you know, the last seven years with the people running the Federal government it has been very difficult. And I’ve talked to her about her warehouse and we’ve been actually planning to use a bunch of her warehouse for our agricultural purpose, like cacao and taro, and such. It’s just a timing thing. And she needs, we all farm and we all have different jobs also, cause farming is a difficult lifestyle. So I support Iris in what she’s doing because you would see in a very short period of time that the warehouse is used for just agricultural use. The business she has right now with the furniture is not, you know, a very large profit center either. So it’s not going to become something really large. It’s just we all need to pay our bills and the warehouse is, you know, fully utilized for agricultural uses but she needs some space to store some things while she attempts to help the community by starting up other businesses. So I support Iris and, you know, I continue to work with her; and I think you would see in a short period of time that the building would go back to probably 100 percent agricultural use. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Zelko. Any questions? Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE: I have a question for the Director. In, I believe that was the last of the testifiers. So in light of the testimony that has been provided what are your comments? EXHIBIT B 9