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Okabe: Any public testimony? <br />There was no public testimony. <br />Okabe: Commissioners, questions? Go ahead. <br />Greenwell: How many acres, or what size ulu farm plantation do you have to produce <br />35,000 lbs. of ulu in four years? <br />Banther: So, I gotta tell you that my ulu, I only have 28 trees, 28 trees, and they <br />produce between 8,000-11,000 lbs. a year for the co-op (co-operative). My trees are <br />bonkers, well I have, should I tell them about my critters? My critters stay in the orchid, <br />so I have three cows that help me eat down all the grass and <br />Steele: And, they trim the bottom of the ulu trees. <br />Banther: And, they trim the bottom of the ulu trees so it's nice air flow, and they also <br />add all the natural organisms to the soil, so we don't fertilize or nothing, and we get the <br />rain from mother nature. <br />Greenwell: So, you said you have 28 trees on an acre? <br />Banther: So we have about, the trees are all located pretty tight, one acre about. <br />Greenwell: Thank you. <br />Steele: So, the product itself, because like I said we're small, our plan is only to do <br />10,000 or less bottles a year. And so, we have three types, so it'll be divided up <br />between the three as 10,000 total. <br />Banther: And he'll be employee No. 1 or No. 2, and I'll be the other one, just us. <br />Steele: I'm No. 1. <br />Banther: Okay, you can be No. 1. You can be No. 1 because you have better taste <br />than me, but I can tell you it smells funny. <br />Greenwell: Thank you. <br />Okabe: Any other questions? <br />There was no further discussion by Commissioners. <br />Okabe: Okay, can I have a motion to approve or deny Application No. 24-41? <br />If approved, public hearing to be held on September 4, 2025, in Hilo. <br />MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, JULY 31 2025 - HILO PAGE 22 OF 39 <br />