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LEE LOY: The Greenlaws established their water catchment tank business in 1991. The DCCA <br />records, along with the taxation records, have them under that. They’ve been paying their taxes, <br />they’ve been in certificate for good standing the entire time. This really was just to bring or <br />legitimize this business. When notice of, it wasn’t a notice of violation. It was a corrective action <br />notice that came from the Planning Department. We just folded in both the charter school along <br />with the water tank business to legitimize basically an operation that they’ve been doing for 25 <br />with the water catchment, and then 30 years with the school. For the charter school it’s pretty <br />unique. They started off as the home-schooling facility. That’s what it was like back then cause <br />you had home school. And as time progressed new laws came along, new opportunities came <br />along. Hawaii Academy of Arts approached them as a satellite campus for their larger overall <br />charter structure. And so with that came this opportunity to legitimize the charter school and <br />then the water tank business. <br /> <br />HONG: So I think before the Commission is, you know, in the last of meeting we talked about <br />approving the permit for the charter school; and we’re here now because there was some <br />concerns by the Planning Department and the Planning Director about the operations of the water <br />catchment business. They’re here now to bring that second half to the Planning Commission to <br />show that we do have justification, and this is a unique and reasonable use of the property for the <br />business. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: We have the rentals too, vacation, what about that? There’s three businesses. <br /> <br />C. GREENLAW: Yes, that’s what happens in Puna. No one does one thing. But I don’t believe <br />that has to come under the special use permit. But I do have three cottages that I rent to visitors. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: I’m just trying to put everything on the record so we understand. Any further <br />question, Commissioners? <br /> <br />MIYASATO: I have one. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Commissioner Miyasato. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Yeah, could we get a comment from staff or Director on what was submitted? <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: That yellow sheet. Maija, any -? <br /> <br />COTTLE: I’m sorry, Mr. Miyasato. What was your question? <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Would you like to, do you have any comments on what was submitted this <br />morning in comparison to what was -? <br /> <br />COTTLE: Our comments would just be that the Director still maintains the position of an <br />unfavorable recommendation for the water tank business for the reasons stated in our <br />th <br />December 4 letter. And there are some areas of concern about how the applicant is defining <br />5 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />