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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 6, 2009 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of MALA MOHALA (SPP 09-000088) was called to order at 10:22 a.m. in the County of Hawaii, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Rell Woodward presiding. PRESENT: Rell Woodward Takashi Domingo Andrew Iwashita Zendo Kern Shelly Ogata Wallace Ishibashi Brandon Gonzalez, Deputy Corporation Counsel BJ Leithead Todd, Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner Maija Cottle, Staff Planner And 13 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: MALA MOHALA (SPP 09-000088) Special Permit to allow the establishment of an overnight retreat camp for youths on 7.8 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District.The property is located along the north side of Kaala Iki Road, approximately 1.2 miles mauka of Highway 11 and Honuapo Park, Honuapo, Ka’u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-5-15:15. WOODWARD: We’re now on Agenda Item No. 2, applicant Mala Mohala, Special Permit to allow the establishment of an overnight retreat facility for youths on 7.8 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. Jeff. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. If I can direct your attention to the presentation on the wall. Our applicant in this application is Mala Mohala. They’re requesting a Special Permit to allow the establishment of an overnight retreat, youth retreat camp on 7.8 acres of land. Just for clarification, we received testimony this morning that a survey was done of the property, and the survey identified that the property is actually 6.348 acres in size. So we will be amending that acreage to 6.348 acres. 1 EXHIBIT B