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<br />condition did not change that, and so we had recommended denial because we hadn’t heard from
<br />the association. But since then, it sounds like they’re amenable to the change to allow hours of
<br />operation to change to 11 p.m. And so, that can be something that the Planning Commission can
<br />consider in their recommendation for this. But, currently, it’s, the condition remains as it is.
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<br />Just for reference, just to let you know, that since the recommendation was passed out to the
<br />Commission, there have been several correspondence that did come in, and hopefully, everybody
<br />received those. One was a response from the applicant regarding the recommendation to the
<br />Planning Commission. There’s really not a date or a name on that, but basically, it starts off and
<br />it says response to the County of Hawai‘i Planning Department Recommendation by 130
<br />Holdings, LLC. So that’s one, and then we had received a letter from Orchidland Community
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<br />Association dated April 2, and that identifies their concerns. And then lastly, there was two
<br />emails, one from Department of Transportation and one from the Department of Water Supply,
<br />and those might be stapled together. Just identifying issues regarding the intersection
<br />improvements and water.
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<br />Sorry about that, it is a complicated request but hopefully we can get through it. With that, that
<br />concludes our presentation. Thank you.
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<br />GONZALES: Thank you, Jeffrey. Any questions for staff from the Commissioners?
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<br />ONO: Just for clarification. Condition Number 6—I’m not, I thought the pictures had indicated
<br />an unpaved road. Is that, the surfacing of the road. I don’t quite understand the need for an
<br />intersection denial with the condition of the road.
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<br />DARROW: Condition number 6 has to do with the intersection improvements at Highway 130
<br />and Orchidland Drive. Because a majority of the people that come to these commercial
<br />operations are coming elsewhere, Department of Transportation, when they originally had
<br />commented on this application, wanted the applicants to participate in improving the
<br />intersection. It, you know, there will be discussion about this, I’m sure, from the applicant, but
<br />it--it at this time, we were looking possibly changing it to make it as a pro-rata share of
<br />improvements but again, Department of Transportation was firm that they want to keep the
<br />condition as is. Currently, in fact, why don’t I do this. This is a picture of the intersection, and it
<br />shows currently there is no signalization, but there has been improvements to the intersection.
<br />It’s providing a right-turn lane into Orchidland Drive. There is a storage lane heading towards
<br />Kea‘au as well as a left turn lane coming from Pāhoa side into Orchidland Drive. There isn’t a, a
<br />storage lane coming off the right turn, but many people kind of use the shoulder to come into
<br />traffic going towards Pāhoa. So mainly at this time, the only thing that needs to be done as far as
<br />improvements would be the, the signal, but again, until such time that DOT either improves this
<br />or, you know, comes right out and specifies exactly what the applicant should do in regards to
<br />improvements, we’re kinda unclear about this condition, so we keep it as it is.
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<br />ONO: Thank you.
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<br />DARROW: Thank you.
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