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pro development of businesses in Pahoa. It desperately needs more businesses to bring in additional <br />traffic. <br /> <br />My concerns primarily, aside from what your concerns were, are the water, the parking is very, very <br />concerning to me. Just the math that the attorney had done, you know that there is going to be more <br />than four people coming to visit these stores on a daily basis. Eighteen, and if all of you have been to <br />Pahoa town you know that it’s very, very condense. We have serious lack of parking, serious lack of <br />infrastructure, etc. Those are my concerns, that we do improve those eventually over time. But as it <br />relates to this particular case, only 18 stalls, it just seems almost like it’s bordering on High Density. I <br />don’t know the requirements of Medium Density, etc., but this almost borders on High Density, <br />especially when you’re mixing residential/resort with business. Those are our concerns. <br /> <br />We have sent a letter to her. We had much discussion probably over a three or four month period at <br />our board level, at Pahoa Mainstreet, inviting them. To my knowledge this is the first person that has <br />ever refused to come to a Board meeting, which made us very suspicious why are they refusing to <br />come to our meetings just to talk about what they’re going to do. That’s what the first red flag in my <br />mind went up. I urge you to reconsider this zoning request, despite you’re already recommending to <br />pass it based on what Commissioner Domingo talked about what are their intentions, what Tiffany <br />spoke of and the concerns of Pahoa Mainstreet. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Hinshaw? Commissioner Au. <br /> <br />AU: I have a few questions. What’s the membership of your Mainstreet? <br /> <br />HINSHAW: What’s the total membership? Probably, most of the businesses. <br /> <br />AU: Is it businesses and residents in Pahoa? <br /> <br />HINSHAW: Yes, yes, both, both. <br /> <br />AU: Okay, okay. Well, why don’t you answer me this question – you’re a Board of Director and Mrs. <br />Hunt is the president. Let’s say a Starbucks was to go up in the middle of Pahoa town. I spent a lot of <br />time in Pahoa. I live in HPP so I go to Pahoa a lot. A Starbucks there, it will definitely bring in cars or <br />bring in businesses, it will bring in traffic, it will bring in money, it will bring in people, it will bring in <br />tourists. So wouldn’t that benefit Pahoa? <br /> <br />HINSHAW: Absolutely. I would love to see a Starbucks there personally, yeah. <br /> <br />KERN: Any other questions for Mr. Hinshaw? Seeing none, thank you. You may have a seat. I’ll get <br />the applicant or representative to come forward. You’ve had a chance to look over the letter that was <br />submitted, correct? <br /> <br />MIKKELSON: Where to begin. I do want to make sure that everybody understands that we did <br />comply with the responses to the Fire Department, the Department of Water Supply. They were <br />satisfied with our responses. There was never an issue. We did do the math and the calculations for <br />the parking, and it meets the requirements. So that’s what we went by. If it is as such that it doesn’t <br />14 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />