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<br />FUKE: I still affirm as in the—
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Thank you so much.
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<br />FUKE: --previous applications. Mr. Chairman and members of the Commission, I really don’t
<br />relish coming before the Commission, let alone multiple times, but I’m kind of reminded about
<br />what my wife was, you know--I’m just sharing a story—but um reminded of a story that my wife
<br />told me that, you know, she’s retired and she’s now taking Tai Chi lessons at Kamana, and then
<br />she was saying that you know that this one woman who recently moved here was just
<br />commenting about how nice to live in Hawai‘i, especially like in Hilo because everybody knows
<br />everybody else, you know, that kind of stuff. And that’s the reason why I was telling her yeah,
<br />it’s a plus and minus, but like for me some times it can be a minus because that’s the reason why
<br />this is my third time up over here. Oh you know, the first time, sometimes you do things for
<br />Portuguese sausage, other times you do for pro bono work and now with this guy, is the, he’s the
<br />younger brother of my classmate, you know, and so, cannot help. I mean, so that’s the reason
<br />why I’m over here.
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<br />But this guy, Maurice Akamine, he was, he sold Magoo’s Auto Parts, and he retired and he
<br />thought he--he thought he was not going to do anything else, but then he got kind of restless and
<br />so he was successfully able to get the lease on this property which is about two stories, two
<br />stores away you know from, two properties away from where he had his auto parts show--a
<br />shop-- and so because the former lessee had, had defaulted on the payment, then you know he
<br />assumed the lease, and so it’s now a 60-year lease. So what he wants to do is basically follow
<br />through with the plan, put in a restaurant and add some commercial retail operations in the area.
<br />But, when he was ready to apply for the Building Permit, like a, the latter part of last year, then
<br />he realized that the zoning change had time concerns, time conditions relative to when you gotta
<br />secure your water commitment and when you have to finish the building, and so obviously you
<br />know he couldn’t so that’s the reason why you know he’s requesting for the extension. The staff
<br />mentioned about the, you know, the last amended condition, you know the retention of the, in
<br />case there’s a need for further extension, that he or the property owner would have to apply for
<br />extension before the County Council which means the same process and you know that’s not a
<br />problem cause his intention is to really get started already, so—thank you.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Any concerns with the conditions set forth, the addition or keeping in the—
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<br />FUKE: The staff’s recommendation and the proposed conditions as amended are acceptable,
<br />you know by the staff, I mean by the applicant.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Okay. Yeah, the church was probably the better deal you’re in. I mean, get front
<br />row seat for go up so, yeah, good. Any questions of our applicant--representative? Okay, seeing
<br />none, thank you.
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<br />FUKE: Thank you.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Public testimony, we have any public willing to testify? We have no one signed
<br />up on this, over this matter. Okay, Commissioners, a motion is in order.
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