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DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under the RA boundary amendment, what <br />would be the permitted uses under that designation? <br />COTTLE: Under RA? <br />DOMINGO: Yes. <br />COTTLE: That’s a good question. Let me defer to Norman. <br />HAYASHI: Within the RA zoned district you can have residential uses as well as <br />farming activities. <br />DOMINGO: So that would be Rural Ag or Residential Ag? <br />HAYASHI: Yeah, basically it’s a Rural Ag, Residential Ag, correct. <br />DOMINGO: So it’s a mix? <br />HAYASHI: Yeah, it’s a transition area. It’s a mix of Residential and Agricultural uses. <br />DOMINGO: Okay, thank you. <br />WOODWARD: Any further questions? All right, if we could have the applicant and his <br />representatives come up to the table. We’ll swear you in and get your testimony. Good <br />morning. First I’ll swear you in. If you could raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to <br />tell the truth today before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? <br />NISHIMURA: I do. <br />WOODWARD: Okay. If you’ll use the microphone and then first give us your name and <br />address for the record. <br />NISHIMURA: Brian Nishimura, 1174 Awiki Place in Hilo is my residential address. <br />WOODWARD: Okay, you may begin your testimony. <br />NISHIMURA: Okay, first of all, I’d like to indicate that the owner of the property is not <br />here today, he had to be away. But he has reviewed the proposed recommendation from the <br />Planning Director and will be able to comply with all of the proposed conditions of approval. <br />I don’t know if it’s appropriate at this time but I know that there have been several letters of <br />opposition that have come to the Planning Commission. And for the ones that I’m aware of I’d <br />like to take this opportunity to address some of the issues that have been raised in those letters. <br />One issue or one question that has been raised is regarding the potential for ohana houses which <br />the letters indicate could mean as much as 24 homes to be constructed on the 12 proposed lots. <br />I’d like to point out that the Planning Department is recommending a condition which would <br />require a restrictive deed covenant on each lot prohibiting the construction of a second dwelling <br />or condominium of these proposed lots. Another concern that has been raised is that the zone <br />3 <br /> <br />