2012-09-20 Leeward Exh A - DeFranco Paleaku

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GIFFIN: I forgot. Thank you. Yes. Commissioners, the pictures that Daryn referred to earlier, and they are also included in our background report. DEFRANCO: Yes. This is the office shed. This is in, that’s at the beginning of the property, so you are going to see the drawing of this office shed. It’s the, yes, that’s it, there. ARAI: So where my laser pointer is pointing is where the office shed is situated. GIFFIN: Thank you. DEFRANCO: This is the entry to the first greenhouse. So right now we have, when visitors come, they come in and they, there is a book on the table that shows all the botanical plants that are there that they are about to see on the gardens. And we greet them and -. This is where the proposed, you can see where T-shirt is hanging, it’s the proposed idea to have some coffee and cards and things like that available, too. This is as you are walking through the front greenhouse. On the left side of the picture are the bathrooms, and you’ll also see that there is a proposal to move those bathrooms outside the greenhouse. And then on the right side there is more displays of what you are going to see in the gardens. There is orchid displays. There is also a display of the astronomy garden, which is the first one in the world, is located at Paleaku; it’s a 100-foot diameter display of the Milky Way in flowering plants, and there is a picture of it there. That’s a photograph of the Galaxy Garden; you can’t see it too well there, but that gives you the idea of it. So this is one of the second greenhouses on your drawing; this is the one on the right side of the property and this is where I have a lot of orchids and orchid displays here. This is on the left greenhouse and this again has more displays of things that contain several sand paintings, displays and different statuaries. This is the pavilion where events will take place. And this is one of the grassy areas that we are talking about when we refer to the word “grassy area” in the application. This is a picture that’s further out in the actual botanical gardens. What people see when they come to the Peace Center, we are non-denominational, non-sectarian, with our mission to promote peace and harmony within communities and individuals, and we have monuments in representations of all the major religions of the world, including Native Hawaiian and Native American. This is one of the shrines that is there. GIFFIN: Bill. MOORE: Just real briefly. The property includes both the botanical garden, this special use area, their commercial type uses. So the botanical garden is not part of the request; it is a permitted use in the Agricultural district already. So this is really just enhancing what is already a permitted use and building on that. GIFFIN: Thank you. Commissioners, any other questions or comments? I have a question. DEFRANCO: Yes. GIFFIN: Is there an admission charge? DEFRANCO: We ask for five dollars. GIFFIN: Okay, and is that a donation or an admission charge? 5 EXHIBIT A