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st <br />HAYASHI:Thank you, Mr. Chair. As you recall, on August 1, this <br />application was scheduled for a public hearing. At that time, the Director asked for a <br />continuance of this hearing, to this particular meeting. We are again requesting that this <br />application be continued since we are still awaiting comments from the Department of <br />rd <br />Transportation; and a memo was sent out to the Commission, dated September 3, from <br />the Planning Director. <br />FUJIKAWA:Is there any question from the Planning Commissioners? <br />KUBOTA:I have. <br />FUJIKAWA:Go ahead, Commissioner Kubota. <br />KUBOTA:Mr. Hayashi, can you explain to me the procedure that is, <br />that we follow, I mean, you follow in acquiring input from the various State departments <br />or departments? No. 2, is there a timeframe in which the agencies need to report back to <br />us or to you? And, thirdly, what is the procedure for follow-up if such does not happen? <br />This is two months and my understanding is, and correct me if IÓm wrong, this is purely <br />based, the request for continuance is purely based on the fact that we are missing or are <br />not in receipt of response from the Department of Transportation <br />HAYASHI:Yes -. <br />KUBOTA:It seems, wait, and if that is only reason for it, where <br />the responsibility lie? I mean, it seems unusual, to say the least. <br />HAYASHI:Okay. Procedurally, what we do is once we receive the <br />application, we send it out to the various agencies for their review and comment. And <br />just checking the files now, I note that we sent a memorandum to the agencies, including <br />the State Department of Transportation in Honolulu, the letter, the memo was dated <br />May 7, 2003; and in this memo we requested them to provide us with written comments <br />by May 28, 2003. Since then we have constantly tried to contact the State Department of <br />Transportation and remind them that we would appreciate their co <br />particular application since we felt that this was a critical element regarding the review of <br />this application. In fact, the Director has personally contacted the staff of the Department <br />of Transportation regarding this particular application for their comment; and itÓs my <br />understanding they will be sending comments, they are currently reviewing the <br />application and theyÓll be submitting the application to us, or their comments to us <br />shortly. <br />KUBOTA:Not to belabor the point, Mr. Hayashi, but I realize that <br />th <br />traffic is a vital concern in this particular project. However, are you saying May 7, and <br />th <br />from May 7 till today we are still waiting? And the continuance -. No, the concern that <br />I have is I hate to continue. I like to bring closure to things. And, I think, IÓve been told <br />that time is money; and I think itÓs so totally unfair to every one concerned that one <br />2 <br /> <br />