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<br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAIÒI <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />NOVEMBER 24, 2010 <br /> <br />PARKER RANCH (SPP 10-108) <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of was called <br />to order at 9:40 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Ballroom I, 75-5660 Palani <br />Road, Kailua-Kona, HawaiÒi, with Chairman Frederic Housel presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Frederic Housel, Lani Bowman, Thomas Hickcox and Richard <br />Nelson <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Brandi Beaudet, Geraldine Giffin and Wayne Iokepa <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd <br />(Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and <br />Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Kiran Emler (Engineering Division) <br /> <br />And approximately twelve people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: PARKER RANCH (SPP 10-108) <br /> <br />Application for a Special Permit to allow for the establishment of light industrial and commercial <br />office uses within existing structures and the use of an existin <br />events, all of which are situated on a total of approximately 14.897 acres at the Parker Ranch <br />headquarters and rodeo/equestrian facility complex in Waimea. The project site is situated <br />approximately 4,300 feet north of the Waimea-Kohala Airport on the east side of the Mmalahoa <br />Highway, Waikoloa and PuÒukapu, South Kohala, TMK: 6-7-001: portion of 25 and 6-7-002: <br />portion of 17. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Our first item on the agenda is Parker Ranch. This is a special permit application to <br />allow for the establishment of light industrial and commercial office uses within existing structures <br />and the use of an existing rodeo/equestrian facility for special events. Maija, would you like to <br />proceed? <br /> <br />COTTLE: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, everyone. The first item, we did receive a <br />contested case petition from Sandra Song on behalf of her clients, the Hirayama family; but itÓs my <br />understanding that both the applicant and the potential intervenors would agree to continue the <br />hearing, so -. <br /> <br />SONG: IÓm afraid thatÓs not correct. ThatÓs not correct (inaudible). <br /> <br />COTTLE: IÓm sorry. Okay, then -. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Okay, would you like to come forward, please? <br /> <br />FUKE: Mr. Chairman, my name is Sidney Fuke. IÓm a planning consultant. IÓm here serving as an <br />agent for the applicant, Parker Ranch. What I -. <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />