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ALAMEDA: But do you have anything to add to your son’s application or -? <br />W. IIDA: No, we just put together some comments that was passed out this <br />morning. <br />ALAMEDA: Okay. All right, well, there’s no testifiers. So -. <br />DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman? <br />ALAMEDA: Commissioner Domingo? <br />DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman. Am I to understand that you folks have a home <br />occupation permit already? <br />J. IIDA: Yes, we do. <br />DOMINGO: And that, are you on the premise doing business right now? <br />R. IIDA: Yes. <br />DOMINGO: For how long? <br />R. IIDA: It’s been 2 ½ months. <br />DOMINGO: Two and a half months, I see. So actually you can still go ahead <br />and do what you’re doing even if we deny this application, right? <br />R. IIDA: Well, I was in the place I was renting and I needed to move out; <br />and I don’t know where else to go. And I went to County Building, and then I asking for <br />it, and then I got approved. So hopefully I’m there and doing my business. I just want to <br />say that this is my idea and I want to pursue my career, and this is one of my dreams. <br />And actually nobody was believing me, you know. Like everybody thought, oh, she <br />going nuts. But this is my dream. So we come this far. And when I was looking at the <br />location I was just looking around. Of course I didn’t want to go to Downtown or up <br />Puainako, the rent is really, really high, and I do not want to go to Keaau; and I don’t <br />know where else to go. And when that was on sale, I just falling in love. And finally <br />when I bought the property, actually a neighbor came down and say that, you know, I <br />mean, thank me that, I guess the use of the property was, there was drugs going on, and <br />trashes, and always fights, and motorcycles, you know, with gangs going on. And couple <br />of neighbors actually came down, cause my husband and I have to really clean, throw <br />away the trash. And there’s so much dirt and dog, you know, everywhere; and we had to <br />work really, really hard. <br />And just looking at, you know, location and searching around, we have no idea. I <br />thought was perfect location. And my husband and I we have, everything we have we <br /> EXHIBIT C <br />4 <br /> <br />