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NAKAMURA:Actually the plans to develop is, not develop, but its not to develop housing. Its to -. SIRACUSA:Could you speak a little closer to the mike, please. I cant hear you. NAKAMURA:Its not todevelop any housing. Its more to be able to pass the property on to, you know, my heirs. SIRACUSA:Thank you. GRAHAM:Thank you. Any other questions from Commissioners? Okay. And is there anyone from the public wishing to testify on this today? I might make a comment. Brian or Mr. Nakamura you could give your thought on this, but it less relates to, Im just speaking as a , Commissioner, not as a Chairmanit less relates to the specifics of your application than the general history that I have on the Planning Commission and the applications we get. In South Kohala we typically get applications for similar sized lots for change to a land use boundary amendment, change for slightly higher density, as well as a rezoning change. And theyve been coming at us for years and years because its an area thats still in the Ag District in the State Land Use. And my concern here is that we have this whole area thats all zoned uniformly Ag 3- acre; and once we start changing zoning on one then it seems like, you know, all the other parcel owners that would choose to do that or would like to do the same thing might be coming before us asking for a land use boundary amendment and a rezoning. And so, anyway, I just feel like this is precedent setting in my own mind, so Im cautious with it. Brian, did you have any comments? NISHIMURA:Well, if you would note that area in the Urban District which was changed in 1969, I believe there has been only one application to change the zoning since it became, it was put into the Urban District. And so the concern that youre raising I think is, I mean, it raises the possibility that that will occur. But what we have seen over the course of time since 1969 is that there has only been one application to increase the density within the area that was changed to Urban. So I think its highly dependent on the individual property owners and their desire to continue to utilize the property in its present form or whether that, you know, whether their stage in life would prompt them to seek a change. In this particular case, the original residents of the property, Mr. Nakamuras parents, passed away. They were the ones that bought the property, they built the house there and they had three children; and after they passed away the property was passed on to the three children. And so for their particular family, you know, the desire to utilize the property in its present form or utilizing the property in its present zoning designation does not suit their needs the way they would, you know, like to have it subdivided. So I think each family or each property owner will make that decision or will look at that situation as it applies to them. And so I dont see this necessarily being an immediate trigger to a whole mess of rezoning applications. GRAHAM:Thank you. Any -? Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA:Are you ready to entertain a motion -? GRAHAM:If we have no further questions or discussion. SIRACUSA:So that we can have discussion? IWASHITA:I have a question. GRAHAM:CommissionerIwashita. 5EXHIBIT A