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These are some photos of the property. This is the gated driveway access. There is a circular driveway, and then you can see the existing building that will be used as a welcome center. And this is a view of Māmalahoa Highway looking south; you can see the driveway off to the left side there. And then the view of Māmalahoa Highway looking north and the driveway off to the right. The director is recommending approval of Special Permit 11-120, as well as approval of the applicant’s request to revoke the Special Permit, the original Special Permit, No. 581. Are there any questions? IOKEPA: Mahalo, Maija. Any questions, Commissioners, for staff? All right. Thank you, Maija. COTTLE: You’re welcome. IOKEPA: Hearing none, I’d like to call up the applicant or representative please come forward -. COTTLE: Excuse me, Mr. Chair, I forgot something very important. IOKEPA: Okay. COTTLE: We actually received numerous letters of support for this project. We received over 64 letters. So rather than read off everybody’s name that submitted testimony, we did receive quite a bit, you should have all of those letters in your packet. IOKEPA: Yes, we do. Mahalo. Could the applicant or representative please come forward? May I swear you in at this time? Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‘i County Leeward Planning Commission? REPRESENTATIVES: I do. Yes. IOKEPA: Please state your name and address, please. FUKE: Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. My name is Sidney Fuke. I’m a planning consultant. I’ve been asked to assist the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society. My business address is 100 Pauahi Street in Hilo, Hawai‘i. RUDDLE: Good morning. My name is Susy Ruddle. I am the board president of Hawai‘i Island Humane Society. And my personal address is P. O. Box 1064 Kamuela, Hawai‘i. WHITAKER: Good morning. I’m Donna Whitaker, executive director of the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society. My address is 73-4175 Oluolu Place, Kailua-Kona. DODD: Good morning. I’m Scott Dodd, a board member on the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society. My address is 75-5828 Kahakai Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i. IOKEPA: Thank you. We’ll start with you, Mr. Fuke. FUKE: Sure. First of all, I’d like to acknowledge that the applicant has had a chance to review the staff’s background report and the proposed recommendation with conditions, and found them to be acceptable. 3 EXHIBIT A