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weekend or sometime during the week, and with that exception is youÓre selling things that you <br />also import? <br /> <br />M. MENTNECH: Yeah. And things like toilet paper you wouldnÓt find at a garage sale, small <br />shampoos, just things that people need and you donÓt really want to drive to Hilo or KeaÒau to <br />get it. <br /> <br />DOMINGO: How far is the nearest local commercial outlet? <br /> <br />M. MENTNECH: Pahoa is like about four miles; and probably the Orchidland store is probably <br />about the same, four or five, somewhere about there. <br /> <br />DOMINGO: How many residents in your particular area there, the subdivision, and all of that <br />development? <br /> <br />M. MENTNECH: ItÓs in the thousands, I guess. Hawaiian Paradise Park is supposedly the <br />largest subdivision in the state and one of the biggest in the country, from what theyÓve told me. <br />And how many people are living there, I worked in the census but I didnÓt count Paradise Park, <br />and I donÓt think the numbers are back yet. But itÓs way more than it was ten years ago. <br /> <br />DOMINGO: So you have a substantial amount of people within the Park? <br /> <br />M. MENTNECH: Oh, yeah, there are a lot of people in the Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park. <br /> <br />DOMINGO: Well, weÓll listen to those who will be speaking in support of your application. <br />Perhaps we can get a clearer picture of what actually is taking place. <br /> <br />WOODWARD: All right, thank you. Do we have any further questions for either of the <br />applicants? Commissioner Au. <br /> <br />AU: Question. Your clients that come to the store are local people, correct, the people that buys <br />products from you? Have you guys had any tourists stop by by any chance or is it all local <br />people? <br /> <br />J. MENTNECH: We do also. <br /> <br />AU: So you do have tourists there? <br /> <br />J. MENTNECH: Yes. <br /> <br />AU: And the last, you opened since January to April which takes us about four months. You <br />guys have had tourists there? <br /> <br />M. MENTNECH: Well, what typically happens is tourists donÓt go up and down MakuÒu in the <br />Paradise Park. What happens is they have relatives who know about the store and they bring <br />them over because -. We bring stuff in direct and the prices are probably better than anybody <br />9 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />