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<br />HERLIHY: Okay, thank you. My name is Maura Herlihy. I reside in Black Sands Beach <br />Subdivision, Kalapana. And I’m the farmer’s market manager over at SPACE. I’m going to talk about <br />our farmer’s market and its importance to the community. We help foster a healthy local economy <br />because we require that all vendors sell strictly local goods. Our vendors provide an assortment of <br />products to meet all our customer’s needs, whether it’s groceries, farm fresh produce, ready to eat <br />meals, baked goods, yard services, home repair, nutritional guidance, license massage, cultural <br />demonstrations, local artists, local craftsmen, self reliance practices, local community organizations, <br />and many other businesses regularly set up at our market. We also host a swap meet on the second <br />Saturday that helps to recycle slightly used goods within the community. And people are relying on <br />our market as a local venue for local goods. Over the past few years, our market has grown from five <br />vendors to over 50 vendors, 40 of which their businesses rely on our market being open weekly; and <br />they attend every week of the year as their point of contact with the community. <br /> <br />An additional 15 spaces fill up weekly with temporary vendors, and our second Saturday swap meet <br />attracts a dozen or so more vendors. We have an average of 500 people who visit the farmers market <br />each week, many of which are shopping exclusively with their food stamp benefits. The availability of <br />the market and our EBT program makes it possible for community members to do their grocery <br />shopping without having to take a 32-mile round trip journey to the nearest grocery store. It’s <br />especially important to our residents that are relying on our public transportation because it only passes <br />nearby neighborhoods twice a day, making it a day-long journey to go get your groceries. <br /> <br />DARROW: One minute. <br /> <br />HERLIHY: Many of our customers take pride in doing all their shopping in the local community and <br />our market makes it possible. SPACE Market is a valuable asset to our community providing several <br />part-time jobs and on-the-job training for young adults entering the work force. It’s a family venue <br />where many local families come to spend the day knowing they’re in safe and healthy environment. <br />The market also provides a healthy weekend alternative to drugs and alcohol. My statement speaks <br />only about our farmer’s market and don’t touch upon the hundreds of people that benefit from other <br />activities at SPACE. To see the performing arts center for education offers many community benefits. <br />And I hope that we can work together to mitigate any community impacts and keep SPACE open. <br />Mahalo. <br /> <br />AU: Thank you. Any questions for the last testifier? Okay, thank you. You may be seated. Okay, <br />that concludes the public testimony part of this application. And what we have before us is we have a <br />continuation with the request by the applicant to dismiss the revocation proceedings. Okay, so that’s <br />what we have, Commissioners, in front of us. Anyone willing to entertain a motion? <br /> <br />DARROW: Mr. Chairman? <br /> <br />AU: Yes. <br /> <br />DARROW: If I could before we entertain a motion, just clarification in regards to how we proceed <br />with the applicant from today’s hearing, regardless of which way we go. Currently, Special Permit No. <br />1122 is in effect. It allows certain uses. So those conditions are still in effect. There are certain uses <br /> 10 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />