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I see all the people flying by, yeah, every morning, every afternoon, for at least two months. So we have a big concern in Puna. If the State no can get their act together to help us with our Highway 130, then we need to do things within our district. Again, I ask you guys for kokua. You know what? My heart is really for the people of my district. And I had to come here and tell you how I feel from my heart -. Thank you for allowing me to be able to speak today. Mahalo. WOODWARD: Thank you, Councilwoman. Does anybody have any quest Councilwoman? Thank you very much. All right, if we could have the applicant and/or their representative have a seat. Okay, if I can swear you both in. If youÓll raise your right hands. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth today before the Windward Planning Commission? M. MENTNECH: Yes, I do. J. MENTNECH: I do. WOODWARD: Very good. Who would like to go first? M. MENTNECH: You want me to read my little thing? WOODWARD: All right, if youÓll give us your name and address and then you may begin. And, yeah, please use the microphone. M. MENTNECH: My name is Michael Mentnech; and my mailing address is PO Box 539, KeaÒau; and we live at 15-1951 MakuÒu in Paradise Park. This store is a win-win situation for everyone involved. A handy outlet for backyard farmers and gardeners puts extra money in their pocket. Many retirees on limited income, for many retirees on limited income an extra few dollars is a big help to them. That also makes them feel worthwhile. A lot of the products that we have at our store are from backyard gardeners in Paradise Park. WeÓve kind of transitioned into more of that because importing has become impossible with the decline of the dollar. So weÓre going to phase that out. We have fresh ripe fruits and vegetables from our neighbors. Most of what we sell is surplus backyard produce, so the quality is excellent and the prices very reasonable. This benefits everybody. Our store is at the top of HPP. It is within walking distance for many and it avoids death trap Highway 130 for the rest. Everyone dreads going out on that road, absolutely everyone. Again, this is a win-win for everybody. I hope you will approve our application. I gave you a list of point-by-point rebuttal of what the Planning DepartmentÓs observations of this were. And we have pictures. In fact, even their picture, their picture is better than mine. You can see down to where you canÓt see the cars anymore; and you can see all the way up to Highway 130 from our, either driveway or the intersection. You can see the cars turn and you can watch them come down. And I have some pictures by the way. You can tell, thereÓs enough cars so you can see them spaced along the way. So thereÓs not a visibility problem. And IÓve addressed all the other points. I donÓt know how you want to do this or what the -. 5 EXHIBIT A