2012-04-19 Leeward Exh A - Tim Bostock

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BOSTOCK: Yes. BOWMAN: Okay. Okay, but the 50-dollar ceiling to me really ranks out a lot of the young people I know. With kids, they cannot afford that, but -. BOSTOCK: I’m going to just describe the ticket prices in full as proposed at the moment, and this actually may change, if the program changes substantially or if I add one of the headliners I’ve been trying to get from the mainland. But it’s currently 50 dollars per adult and 20 dollars per child under 16; early bird prices are 40 dollars per adult and 15 dollars per child. The homeowners actually are offered two free tickets each – I think in the past they used to be offered six or more. There were a lot of free tickets out there in the past, because there were so many people being asked for services for free and tickets went out in exchange. That’s another reason why it was not controlled very well. And the two-day passes will be 75 dollars per adult and 30 dollars per child. BOWMAN: Oh, okay, thank you. BOSTOCK: And I should say there is an intention to make some money on the event, because we do want to be able to support the Aha Punana Leo and Paniolo Preservation Society both of whom are the nonprofit code beneficiaries of the event. GIFFIN: That information was in our background information, thank you. Any other information, Commissioners? BEAUDET: I have a comment. GIFFIN: Brandi. BEAUDET: There has been a lot of discussion on the risks and, you know, I believe them all to be true and valid and important. But I think what we should keep in mind is that with every business opportunity, you know, part of the package is risk management or risk mitigation. Very seldom do you see risk elimination because it’s almost impossible. Through my review and the comments and the dialogue that we have today, in my opinion I think the applicant has done a thorough job. And I commend them for that in recognizing the risks and the issues and the impacts to the immediate neighbors. And the dialogue that they’ve had with the board, obviously, they’ve covered all of these things. And the multiple layers of review and authorization, I appreciate seeing there, because it’s not only up to the Commission, but the surrounding immediate community does have an opportunity to step in and change the management plan of this type of event. You know, unfortunately, Waiki‘i Music Fest has a negative stigma; but I think if we were to base all of our decisions on tomorrow on historical stigma, most of us probably wouldn’t be here, either, you know. So I appreciate the thoroughness and I just needed to comment on that. GIFFIN: Commissioners, any other comments? Bill, did you want to -. I’m sorry, Lani. BOWMAN: Just real quick. Because I was trying to actually text somebody to find out how many people attended our Kohala Country Fair that I have involved with for the last 25 years. And, you know, we do not have the security that you will have, and I think it’s probably the same numbers of 4,000. You know, we didn’t have problems with alcohol because it’s very family-oriented. So I, as 25 EXHIBIT A