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travelled often, only plantation trucks used to come. I used to walk to school about a mile and a half on that road every day, up to Kukuihaele School. And one thing I found comforting is what little that plantation store had our family could go and purchase that. And you know, we didnÓt have the means to buy everything we needed because of the plantation economy at that time. So my parents had to raise pigs, chickens, and grow vegetables and everything. ThatÓs how we lived. So now although this is not similar to that, it brings back memories of a necessity that we had in our lives. And what IÓm looking at is those in Paradise Park or in that surrounding area if theyÓve got to go up that road and go travel to a commercial area, their concern is fighting that traffic along Highway 130, and thatÓs putting your life at risk, and I donÓt think it would be wise to do that. Every time we hear or we entertain an application in that area, the primary concern is with regards to traffic, how bad it is. So what alternative do we have? What alternative does the people in Puna have, with the exception of having a store or whatever their needs may be put within their immediate vicinity so that the safety factor is not much of an issue? And I think thatÓs what is being done here. As I mentioned, you know, and I appreciate the work the staff has been doing. And I think theyÓve interpreted that from the standpoint of land use, from the standpoint of land use. But what IÓm doing is injecting something thatÓs in addition to what has normally been concerned about and looked at, researched under the General Plan, and that is needs of individual families. And then thatÓs why I, you know, I speak for this motion. If this issue is passed and agreed to by the Commissioners, certainly, as I said I would frown upon having, bringing in imported goods to be sold, to be sold wholesale to other outlets in the community. ItÓs not in keeping with what I envision as a community store. And, of course, there would be other requirements that they have to meet with regards to Building Codes and everything, so that theyÓre bringing it up to speed with existing requirements with building, and electrical and plumbing, and even OSHA, not OSHA but EPA standards. So, you know, this is just the beginning. ItÓs not going to be, yes, and youÓre in right away. It has to be discussed as to what would be the requirements to provide a safe environment, you know, and something that the community would be, have a vision that this is going to be widely used. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. WOODWARD: Thank you, Commissioner Domingo. Do we have any other discussion? Commissioner Au. AU: Commissioner Kern -. KERN: You could go first. I was going to speak too, but you ca WOODWARD: All right. Let me just bring up one thing that weÓre having researched right now because it may have a bearing. And that is we need four votes to decide one way or the other, because this is nominally at least a seven-member body. So we have to have a majority of that seven to make a decision. Now if we have a split vote three to two, we have not taken action. We have not made a decision. The question is what happens in that case? And my 17 EXHIBIT A