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GRAHAM:Is there anything further youd like to present at this time? You will get a chance for like a closing presentation in a little bit. ROBLEE:Okay, thank you. GRAHAM:Okay. The next party would be the Intervenor, Ms. Lai; and, again, shes not here. Mr. Torigoe, should I summarize the issues that I see that she brings up, should we just sit and read them, or should we just move forward? TORIGOE:Well, it being a contested case, I would suggest just pointing out to the Commission, making sure they know where to look and allowing them to examine the evidence that has been presented. And if they have perhaps questions that theyd like to address to the parties that are here related to that, then that would be appropriate. I wouldnt want you to be necessarily, you know, summarizing it for -. GRAHAM:Okay. So we have, in that regard, we have from the Intervenor the exhibitswhichwerelookingat;andinouroriginalmaterialthatwereceivedfromthePlanning Department which I guess is also the Planning Departments exhibit today, we should have correspondence from Ms. Lai. So, Mr. Torigoe, in regard to that, would it be appropriate for the Commissioners to ask either the applicant or the County any questions regarding the content of that material or just locating that material and understanding it? TORIGOE:I think if, yeah, if you have questions that you would like to ask relating to the factual matter thats in these exhibits, I think you can address it to the parties. GRAHAM:Okay. Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA:Just for the record with regard to the submissions from the Intervenor, Id like the record to note that I have reviewed Exhibits 1 and 2, the two different letters, a letter dated September 1, 2006 and October 18, 2006; and I will be considering those in making the determination. GRAHAM:Thank you. Other Commissioners? I might want to ask the County in regard to this, let me get my paper in front of me right, just because I feel like this is an issue thats sort of central to Ms. Lais concern. It seems to me a central concern is even though I dont perceive that she foresees large impacts from this particular bed and breakfast, she does foresee us sort of starting a pattern of approving bed and breakfasts in the area which she can refer to as motel; and so shes concerned that this could sort of start a trend that would have serious consequences for her property. So I guess I would like to hear the County respond as to how that concern, about a possible future trend works into their considerations about whether we should approve this application or not. YUEN:First, I think that this application has to be judged on its merits. We have, as a Department, weve consistently recommended approval of bed and breakfasts if there are no unusual site circumstances that cause a problem. What I mean is that we would probably not recommend approval of a bed and breakfast in Waipio Valley, for example. But weve 9