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<br /> <br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> APRIL 3, 2014 <br /> <br /> 130 Holdings, LLC (Amend SPP 870) <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of was <br />called to order at 9:05 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 <br /> <br />Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Ronald Gonzales presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, <br />Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Myles Miyasato, Raylene Moses, and Stephen Ono. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy <br />Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante (Deputy <br />Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff <br />Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Secretary). <br /> <br />And approximately 19 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: 130 HOLDINGS LLC (Amend SPP 870) <br /> <br />Amendments to Special Permit No. 870, which allowed the establishment of the Orchidland <br />Trade Center on 2.311 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. <br />The request seeks various amendments to Condition Nos. 2 (time to complete construction), <br />3 (design guidelines), 4 (water storage), 5 (access), 6 (intersection improvements), and 7 (hours <br />of operation). The property is located within the Orchidland Estates Subdivision on the <br />th <br />northwest corner of Orchidland Drive and 34 Street, Orchidland Estates, Kea‘au, Puna, <br />Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-6-10: 83. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Item No. 1, 130 Holdings LLC. Jeffrey. Oh, and I’d also like to add that we are <br />having a little bit of a technical difficulties today so please speak clearly into the mikes if you <br />testify, and for us Commissioners, and I’m probably the worse one all this—gotta be careful with <br />all the background noise, so thank you. Hey, and there’s our friend Stephen Ono. Good <br />morning. <br /> <br />DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning members of the Planning Commission. <br />Welcome. Looks like we have quite a few items on the agenda today, so we’ll try to get through <br />them as quick as possible. <br /> <br />Our first applicant is 130 Holdings LLC. They’re requesting quite a number of amendments to <br />their special permit, Special Permit No. 870. The area of the subject property and application is <br />within the Puna district of Hawai‘i. More specifically, we’re looking in the area of Orchidland <br />Subdivision. Just for reference, the white line running through the middle of the map running <br />north-south is Highway 130 or Kea‘au-Pāhoa Highway. We have Hawaiian Paradise Park on the <br />upper right hand portion of the map identified in green, and we have Orchidland on the lower <br />portion of the map identified in blue and also in green. Access to the subject property would be <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />