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and that I think it does not show -. Now there’s Maebo and next to their property is a chiropractor, yes, and Kai Store. So, you know, again, as indicated he can go one way or the other; and I reflect on a comment somebody made to me many, many years ago that, you know, in planning there’s no right or wrong. I mean, of course, you have the guidelines and everything, but there’s a lot of flexibility that you can apply with this; and that’s my comment right now. ALAMEDA: Let me, just real quick so I can get this back on track. Okay, so if we have any questions for our applicants, then we can get into the talk story if you want to make comments. So let me just ask Fellow Commissioners if you have questions, then raise your hand and I’ll call on you. But if you don’t have questions, let me ask the applicants and the representative to sit down, then we can talk stories. Seeing no further questions for the applicants, thank you, you may be seated. We don’t have any testimony so -. Okay, Fellow Commissioners, thank you. Now we can talk story. So I was going to Commissioner Watanabe and then I’ll hit Commissioner Woodward right after that. So, Commissioner Watanabe, go ahead. WATANABE: Unlike Commissioner Iwashita, I see a difference between this one as opposed to the Houselots area because of the amount of time that the Houselots area has been changing. That said though I was wondering if Mr.Yuen could let us know if, you know that chiropractor practice that they’re talking about, is that zoned Commercial or is he doing this just out of his home, you know, again, one employee or whatever? YUEN: That’s actually operated under a use permit. And at the time that came in, you could have a medical clinic under a use permit. So there are several medical clinics scattered around Hilo and in Residential zones that are done under use permits. So it never was Commercial. It is probably beyond the scale of a home occupation. ALAMEDA: Follow-up? WATANABE: Just comment. You know, to me it’s a little bit different when you change the actual zoning to Commercial when it’s home use. She has a small operation there. You know, I suppose that would go on unless there were complaints from the neighbors because we don’t have the manpower to go out and seek out every single violation that may exist. So, you know, I don’t see us taking her bread away, even if we deny this. And, you know, to Mr. Iwashita’s comments you know, I think we’re kind of spreading that syndrome if we approve this as a Commercial zoning. ALAMEDA: All right. Then we’re moving on down to my left side over here. Commissioner Woodward, go ahead. WOODWARD: Well, I would agree with Commissioner Domingo. If you look at this map that we were supplied with and despite Director’s Yuen’s claim that there was some rationale on how this was put together, it looks to me like a kindergartener threw paint at the wall. If you see, there’s an area down here that is disconnected from EXHIBIT C 9