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AU: Thank you, Jeff. Applicant, you can sit down. And I think you guys are all sworn in. Okay, can <br />you raise your right hand. Do you affirm to tell the truth in front of the Windward Planning <br />Commission today? <br /> <br />REPRESENTATIVES: I will. <br /> <br />AU: Thank you. So you guys are, just go ahead, Mr. Hong. <br /> <br />HONG: Okay, thank you. Back in May 2012 I started our presentation, quoting from John Lennon’s <br />“Watching the Wheels” song about, you know, “There are no problems, only solutions.” And I think <br />that you can see in terms of our progress that we are trying to find solutions. I hate to muddy the <br />waters but I’d like to throw in a third possibility for the Commission’s consideration – that is to <br />dismiss the revocation proceedings and allow us to go on with the amended special permit application. <br />Because I can understand from the Planning Department’s perspective it’s a different song, it’s <br />hammer time. So they’re using that revocation as a hammer for us, and I can understand that. <br />However, it still is, you know, different processes and procedures. And I think it’s cleaner if we <br />dismiss the revocation, because we met that condition of turning in that amendment application, then <br />allow us the process, or to go through the process of working with the Planning Commission with <br />respect to that amended application. One of the concerns we have is, because this is a small charter <br />school, is that fund raising is their life’s blood. And we haven’t had any complaints since May, we <br />haven’t had any functions since May where we could actually get or earn money in these kinds of fund <br />raising activities. That’s one of my concerns. <br /> <br />Having said that, what I would like to do is introduce Jenna Way who has a statement regarding the <br />proposal; and I’d like Jenna to address that. Thank you. <br /> <br />WAY: Good morning. <br /> <br />AU: Excuse me, excuse me. I forgot to mention earlier, before we proceed from our break, but we <br />will not have quorum for the geothermal initiative. So if you are here to testify or if you’re waiting for <br />that, we will not be seeing that one. We will not have a quorum. Commissioner Ishibashi will not be, <br />well, he already recused himself. Ryan? <br /> <br />PETRICCI: You will be accepting testimony though? <br /> <br />KANAKAOLE: Yes. Pursuant to recent amendments to the Sunshine Law we are required to accept <br />testimony oral and written submitted for today’s agenda, our agendized meeting. All of the testimony <br />submitted will be transcribed and presented to all the Commissioners prior to the reconvening of the <br />Commission. <br /> <br />AU: Okay, I’m sorry. Go ahead. So please state your name, where you reside, and you may begin. <br /> <br />WAY: My name is Jenna Way and I reside in Kalapana, Sea View Estates. And I am the Executive <br />Director of Hawai‘i Volcano Circus. We own and operate the SPACE Performing Arts Center. I have <br />rd <br />held this position since April 2007. I apologize for not attending the meeting on May 3 when this <br />matter first came before you. I was on the mainland due to a family emergency. With me today, along <br /> 4 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />