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HOUSEL: Okay, before you start -. <br />FUKE: IÓm sorry. <br />HOUSEL: Could I ask you to raise your right hand, please? Both of you, please. <br /> <br />SONG: Can I identify myself first? I think for the record. Should I? <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Well, IÓd like to swear you in first. <br /> <br />SONG: ThatÓs fine. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: If you raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now <br />before the HawaiÒi County Planning Commission? <br /> <br />FUKE: I do. <br /> <br />SONG: I do. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Thank you. <br /> <br />SONG: Mr. Chairman, IÓm Sandra Song and I represent the intervenors, the Hirayama family. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Could you give your address? <br /> <br />SONG: My address is 10 Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo. <br /> <br />HOUSEL: Thank you. <br /> <br />FUKE: And Mr. Chairman, my name is Sidney Fuke. IÓm a planning consultant serving as an <br />agent for the applicant, Parker Ranch, Inc. My business address is 100 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HawaiÒi. <br />As the staff had indicated, I did not represent that, first of all, I did not represent that the applicant <br />was in agreement. I was hoping to have some discussion with Ms. Song, but I only talked to her a <br />few minutes ago. But essentially, this is the situation: The applicant is requesting that all matters on <br />this item be contingent until the next meeting, and at the same time weÓd acknowledge that the <br />intervention request filed by Ms. Song on behalf of the Hirayama family was timely filed, and that <br />in the event the Commission at its next meeting determine that there is a need to enter into a <br />contested case hearing, that the applicant would have no objections to having the Hirayama family <br />be accepted as an intervening party to the proceeding. The goal is, over the next three weeks or <br />before the next Commission meeting, is to hopefully arrive at a resolution, you know, between the <br />Hirayama family and the applicant, and present that to the Planning Commission in the hope of <br />obviating the need for a contested case hearing. <br />SONG: Mr. Chairman, I met with Mr. Fuke last week and we did talk about trying to reach a <br />resolution. But what we agreed at that meeting is I wanted to proceed with the petition to intervene <br />and have the Commission act on the petition, and then continue on all of the matters. And thatÓs <br />normally done in a course of this Commission, proceedings in thi <br />would have no objection, and then he mentioned that he would contact Mr. Arai. Somehow things <br />2 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />