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<br />The applicant is requesting an amendment to allow a time extension until June 30, 2012, to comply <br />with Condition No. 5, which requires the submittal of a soils report. This is for Special Permit No. <br />70-85 or Special Permit No. 164. This originally allowed the operation of a quarry on <br />approximately 63.648 acres situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. <br /> <br />The Planning Director is recommending a period of one year to comply with Condition No. 5 just in <br />case there is any unforeseen problems. Condition No. 5 currently states, “The applicant shall <br />submit a soils report of the mined area or Pu‘u Hina‘i by an engineer qualified in the field of soil <br />mechanics and licensed within the State of Hawai‘i within ninety days from the effective date of <br />this amendment. The soils report, which shall provide recommendations for the stabilization of <br />Pu‘u Hina‘i, shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and approval, in consultation <br />with the Department of Public Works. The applicant shall comply with the recommendation(s) of <br />the approved soils report to stabilize the pu‘u and bring it into a non-hazardous condition. <br />Additionally, the applicant shall comply with any other measures determined by the Planning <br />Director to provide reasonable assurance of the stability of Pu‘u Hina‘i and the safety of people who <br />may work or have reason to be in close proximity to the pu‘u.” <br /> <br />This is an excerpt from the South Kohala Community Development Plan, and again it identifies <br />Pu‘u Hina‘i on the plan. The plan does reference the pu‘u; it states that “Waikoloa has as many <br />pu‘u if not more, than its sister town of Waimea, many of which have names that convey traditional <br />stories of this ahupua‘a. The pu‘u named Hina‘i in the vicinity of Waikoloa and several other pu‘u <br />in the district are being mined. Mining and also the encroachment of development have degraded <br />the condition of several pu‘u in the district. These pu‘u should be protected and preserved in their <br />natural state.” As result of that, originally, that’s why Condition No. 3 and No. 5 were placed, <br />added into their permit for the protection of the pu‘u. <br /> <br />These are some site photos. This is from the highway, belt highway, looking makai. This is on the <br />access road going from Waikoloa Drive into the area of the permit. This is the backside of the pu‘u <br />towards the makai; so you can see the mining that’s been done. Again, this is a closer-up view. <br />This is some of the equipment that was on the property. These photos were actually taken when we <br />originally had come in for the time extension for the life of the permit back in 2010. This is the area <br />that the applicant was looking at mining from this time on versus -. It’s my understanding from the <br />applicant’s representative that no mining has been done on the pu‘u since 2008. <br /> <br />Planning Department is recommending a favorable recommendation to the state Land Use <br />Commission for the request. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Okay. Commissioners, any questions of Jeff? <br /> <br />DARROW: Thank you. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Thank you. Hearing none, would the applicant please come forward. Will you please <br />raise your right hands and, into the microphone, answer. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on <br />this matter now before the Leeward Hawai‘i County Planning Commission? <br /> <br />HAITSUKA: I do. <br /> <br />BALOG: I do. <br />2 <br />EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />