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<br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />NOVEMBER 24, 2008 <br />CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of <br />VERIZON WIRELESS (SPP 1147) <br /> was called to order at 11:20 a.m. in the Hapuna Beach <br />Prince Hotel, Hau Room, 62-100 Kaunaoa Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, with Chairman Rodney <br />Watanabe presiding. <br />PRESENT: Rodney Watanabe ABSENT & EXCUSED: Lani Bowman <br /> C. Kimo Alameda Shelly Ogata <br /> Takashi Domingo <br /> Frederic Housel <br /> Andrew Iwashita <br /> Rell Woodward <br /> Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> <br />Christopher Yuen, Planning Director <br />Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager <br />OgxkkhrEtihlnsn+Rs`eeOk`mmdq <br />Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner <br />Maija Cottle, Staff Planner <br />And seven people from the public in attendance <br />APPLICANT: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS (SPP 1147) <br />Amendment to Special Permit No. 1147 to increase the height of the existing tower from 25 feet <br />to 60 feet and replace the existing omni antennas with 12 panel antennas.The property is located <br />approximately 600 feet east (mauka) of South Kona Belt Road (Highway 11), 660 feet above the <br />Royal Kona Coffee Museum, Keei 2nd, South Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 8-3-12: Portion of 38. <br />WATANABE: Agenda Item No. 3, the applicant is Cellco Partnership dba Verizon <br />Wireless, and it’s Special Permit No. 1147. I believe this is to increase the height of an existing <br />cell tower. Maija, are you going to be handling this one? <br />COTTLE: I am. Thank you. <br />WATANABE: Okay, great. <br />COTTLE: The next application is a request to amend Special Permit 1147. The <br />applicant is Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless. And they are requesting to <br />increase the height of an existing 25-foot telecommunication tower to 60 feet, and replace the <br />existing antennas with 12 panel antennas. <br />EXHIBIT C <br />1 <br /> <br />