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rd <br />is on 23 Avenue looking towards Pāhoa. You can see that the road is paved up to the Kea‘au <br />rd <br />boundary of the property, so that’s not a concern at this point. Access to the residence from 23 <br />is identified in this area. Again for reference, you can see the heavy landscaping in place. This <br />rd <br />is on 23 looking at the existing residence or the parsonage for the church’s pastor. This photo <br />here mainly was to show that there is some room here on the Pāhoa side of the dwelling that <br />there could possibly be used for the driveway to access the church. Maybe not so much on this <br />side--it looks like there’s quite a bit of heavy landscaping and that might be difficult in that area. <br />This is looking at the dwelling that would be used for the church, as well as a portion of the area <br />for the parking. <br /> <br />The Planning Director is recommending approval with the conditions that are attached. With <br />that, that concludes our presentation. Thank you. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions for staff? Thank you. Would the applicant please <br />come forward? Could you both please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm and tell <br />the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‘i County Planning Commission? <br /> <br />MOORE & OKA: I do. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Thank you. Could you please state your names and your residence. <br /> <br />MOORE: My name is Michael Moore, 85 West Lanikāula Street, Hilo. I am the attorney for the <br />applicant. <br /> <br />OKA: I’m Norman Oka. I’m the trustee for the church. My address is HC2 Box 9522, Kea‘au. <br /> <br />MOORE: I think we have no problem with the Planning Director’s Recommendation, except for <br />the access issue. And as you--pointed out by Jeff, a letter was sent in requesting that access be <br />rd <br />prohibited off of Kaloli and only taken from 23 Street. I sent a letter in response, which is <br />attached to your Background Report, and basically the church intends to—well, there’s two <br />rd <br />issues. Number one, access off of 23 onto Kaloli is—there’s a safety concern because there’s a <br />rd <br />blind hill towards the Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road, just before 23, so that you cannot see cars coming <br />rd <br />down until they crest that hill and it’s not a very far distance from 23. So there is a safety <br />concern there, but more--I guess in my letter I pointed out that the church intends to build new <br />th <br />facilities. The church owns the adjacent lot that borders 24 Street, and within the next few <br />years, they intend to build a brand new church facility on those two lots. We’d have to <br />consolidate those two lots into one, and they’re going to build a larger church facility. At that <br />th <br />time, access for that facility will be taken off of 24, which is a much safer, has a much safer <br />entrance onto Kaloli. And so in my letter, I pointed out the church is willing to commit and <br />th <br />stipulate to access off of 24 at the time that they build these new facilities. But in the meantime, <br />makes a lot more sense from a safety perspective to allow access off of Kaloli directly, until <br />these new facilities can be built. And I believe that Norman may have something to add to that. <br /> <br />3 <br />EXHIBIT E <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />