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MOOERS: We would like to reserve the opportunity for Mr. Payesko to respond to any of the <br />comments that may be made in public. Would that be possible if we could come back at that time after <br />public comments are made? <br /> <br />AU: If we need, if our Commission feels that we need the applicant to come back then, yes, by all <br />means. Please speak clearly into the microphone. <br /> <br />PAYESKO: I’ll just make some brief comments now, if that’s okay? <br /> <br />AU: Yeah, that’ll be great. <br /> <br />PAYESKO: So I want to thank everyone for their concerns and the letters. And we’ve responded <br />individually, though I just received Cory Harden’s letter this morning. So we will get an official <br />response to her concerns as well. Overwhelmingly the concerns are about increase of tourists, increase <br />of noise, and danger to that immediate environment. We will not be changing any of our flight paths. <br />It will be existing flight paths. So there will be no additional traffic. If anything, helicopters will be on <br />the ground and not in the air, so there will be less air traffic. <br /> <br />What we want to do is to support the Hawaiian tourism here and create an event where people are not <br />only flown over the National Park but get a sense to tie themselves to the land, by getting the land in a <br />spot and giving these unique experiences that drive the tourism business here, which based on Hawai‘i <br />News is a lead cover story for the January issue, is “What is Helping Survive Hawai‘i’s Economy” and <br />also helping distinguish the Big Island, in particular. Obviously we’re concerned about the <br />community. We are part of the community. We employ 60 people here, mostly on the Big Island. <br />We’re very much involved in community aspects, donating to first responders, putting our time in <br />actually performing the rescue for Mr. Thompson. By the way, there is Mr. Thompson who is a <br />resident of that community, whose house has been wiped out; and this is an opportunity to provide for <br />some income for him as well. So I appreciate everyone’s comments and I appreciate the consideration <br />of the Council (sic). Thank you. <br /> <br />AU: I have a question. I noticed in Ms. Harden’s letter or her letter is saying she, and it looks to <br />safety. Do you have any safety plans or safety implementation for your clients as well as your <br />employees at the site? <br /> <br />PAYESKO: Yeah, obviously we’re going to comply or exceed any regulations that are imposed. But <br />we employ SMS (Safety Management System). Any land or any activity we do goes through GAR <br />Model, a Green, Amber, Red where we identify what are the processes, what are the dangers, what is <br />the level of potential hazards from each of these things. And it’s rated on a green, amber or red. Green <br />obviously means okay, amber is caution and red means action must be taken to correct and make sure <br />that that safety is there. <br /> <br />AU: Okay. Any questions, Commissioners, for the applicant? <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: I got one, Brother Chair. <br /> <br />AU: Commissioner Ishibashi. <br /> 5 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />