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In conclusion, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you and for you to have a chance to meet me. I <br />urge you to dismiss the revocation proceedings and allow us to move forward with the amendment <br />process. I hope that you have a better understanding of the lengths to which we have gone in order to <br />follow the directives of the Planning Department and to make peace with our neighborhood. Not only <br />do I work in Sea View, I live there, too, right across the street from SPACE. So SPACE’s neighbors <br />are my neighbors, and I see these people on a daily basis. And I don’t want to work and live in a place <br />where there is an antagonistic atmosphere. Please believe me when I say that I can work together with <br />my community and the Planning Department, and that I know we will be able to find a solution. <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />AU: Thank you. Any questions? Anybody else would like to speak for the applicant? No? Okay, <br />well, any questions, Commissioners? Okay, thank you very much. We’ll move into public testimony. <br />We have four people signed up to testify - Michael Flynn, Dena Smith Givens, Robert Petricci, and <br />Maura Herling, Herlihy. Is there a fourth testifier? Not here, only three? <br /> <br />PUBLIC: Yes. <br /> <br />AU: Okay. Please raise your right hand for those of you who haven’t -. Do you swear to tell the truth <br />in front of the Windward Planning Commission today? <br /> <br />TESTIFIERS: I do. <br /> <br />AU: Okay, very good. I’ll start with Michael Flynn. Please state your name, where you reside, and <br />you have three minutes. Are you Michael? <br /> <br />PETRICCI: No, Robert Petricci. <br /> <br />AU: Okay, okay. Dena Smith Givens; and you’ve already stated your name so you can proceed, your <br />three minutes. <br /> <br />GIVENS: Yes, okay, very good. As a resident of Belly Acres, I’m a member of a close-knit ohana <br />that is the life blood of SPACE. Two of my six children are currently training five days a week in the <br />Circuit Arts. My 18-year old daughter, a freshman this year at UH works part-time at the farmers <br />market on Saturdays. You may recall my daughter Bailey who bravely spoke at our last appearance <br />before the Planning Commission in May. That was Bailey’s first public speech. She was so thrilled to <br />not only have the opportunity to share her passion for SPACE and the valuable community services <br />that it provides for her and for others, she was also really excited to have a public forum in which to <br />practice her speaking skills. You see, we are a performing arts center. However, due to the arduous <br />task of coming into alignment with the Planning Commission requirements, our children are not <br />allowed to perform. That is like asking a bird not to fly. I wish that all of you could observe these <br />children at circus class, which by the way I invite you all to do. There are children of all ages, stages <br />and abilities. It’s so exciting to watch how they all thrive under the gentle and caring direction of <br />Mr. Ellis. Did any of you attend the Pahoa holiday parade this past weekend? Well, we won first <br />prize. We were the largest and most colorful group in the procession. But you know what was the best <br />part about it? We actually had an opportunity to perform, to be in front of the public. You should have <br />seen the excitement on the faces of those children and the miles of smiles of the public admiring and <br /> 7 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />