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<br />HENKEL: --Could you briefly explain what restoration means? <br /> <br />COTTLE: To the Planning Department, restoration means restoring the site to a safe condition. <br />This particular property doesn’t have any surrounding neighbors that have developed their <br />property. It’s all forest land. So, there is really no visual impact concerns. We’re concerned <br />mostly with safety. So, that would mean, you know, those shear walls that are cut straight down, <br />it would mean bringing in fill to restore it to more of a slope so that, that people or things don’t <br />fall off and are injured. <br /> <br />HENKEL: Thank you. <br /> <br />COTTLE: And then, it also involves revegetation. Usually that’s done naturally, but sometimes <br />you have to help it along. In this area, there’s a lot of non-native invasive species that have <br />gotten into the forest so I think natural vege—natural revegetation would be fairly easy. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Any further questions for staff? Commissioner Ono. <br /> <br />ONO: Thank you. I was just for there—this many years ago—but just as a thought, is there a <br />plan or a suggestion to which that would be kind of a fill for the waste disposal which is waste <br />property that’s, what, just less than a mile away. Is—how would that be a consideration? <br /> <br />COTTLE: I’m not aware of any plans at this time— <br /> <br />ONO: Not at this time? <br /> <br />COTTLE: No— <br /> <br />ONO: Okay— <br /> <br />COTTLE: Yeah. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Thank you. Would the Applicant please come forward? <br /> <br />VITOUSEK: Good morning, Mr. Chair. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Good morning. Could you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm <br />to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‘i County Planning Commission? <br /> <br />VITOUSEK: Yes. <br /> <br />PEARRING: Yes. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Could you please state your names and residence? <br /> <br />VITOUSEK: Sure, I’m Randy Vitousek— <br />4 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br /> <br />