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Members, as you know from our materials, there has been a request for a Contested Case on this matter. The format that weÓll follow will be to have the staff presentation, weÓll call for the ApplicantÓs representative to come forward, and either the individual or their representative who is asking for the Contested Case hearing, and then weÓll take a vote on that matter, and then open our microphone for any public testimony that there may be following the vote on the Contested Case hearing. Are there any questions on the process that weÓll be following right now? Okay. Thank you. If we could have the staff presentation, please? DARROW:Thank you, Madam Chair. If I could direct your attention to the location map. The area that weÓre going to be looking at today for this proposed request is in upper Keauhou, in this particular area. Just to give you some bearings, this here is the Upper Mamalahoa Highway running in a north-south direction. We have Kuakini Highway running in a north-south direction, with Capt. Cook on the south side, Kailua on the north side. The area that weÓre looking at is just at the intersection of Mamalahoa and Haawina Road or Street. It is identified with a red dot in this area here. The Applicant is John Kobayashi. He is requesting a time extension for Special Permit No. 581. HeÓs requesting the extension for Condition No. 5 which stated that the proposed self-storage facility shall commence operations no later than December 1, 2003. TheyÓre requesting an extension till December 1, 2006 to be able to commence operations for the self-storage facility. Just to give you an idea what the proposed use is like on the site plan, we have certain existing structures that were permitted under Special Permit 581. This was actually permitted back in April 10, 1985 for a bonsai visitor center wit The Special Permit was later amended in July 6, 1990 for a time operations on their visitors center and to also add a coffee processing facility on this property. Later, again, it was amended on November 30, 2000 to include a self-storage facility on approximately 7 acres of the 12-acre parcel. That particular area and use is what weÓre looking at today for the time extension; and it is identified in red, in this area here. And as of this date the actual self-storage facility has not commenced operations. And, so, theyÓre requesting, they still have till December 1, 2003, but theyÓre here before us today st to request an extension until 2006, December 1. We have received two Petitions for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing. One is from James and Marla Allen, who are brother and sister, and the other is from Greg Colden. Are there any questions? SPRINGER:Commissioners? Commissioner McCall? MCCALL:Just to make sure, the original Special Permit was to Dav Fukumoto for Fuku Bonsai? Is that correct? 2