2014-09-04 Hearing Transcript-OceanView Baptist Church, Inc. SPP 14-164

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MIYASATO: Thank you, Maija. JACKSON: You’re welcome. MIYASATO: Would the Applicant or representative please come forward? Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‘i County Planning Commission? GREEN: I do. LANDRY: Yes, I do. MIYASATO: Could you please both state your names and residence? GREEN: I’m Elbert Green from Ocean View Baptist Church. I’m, my residence is 92-1918 Coconut Drive in Ocean View 96737. LANDRY: I’m Mike Landry. I’m pastor of the church, and my residence is 92-1581 Donola Drive in Ocean View. MIYASATO: Would you like to make a statement? GREEN: No, though we appreciate the opportunity to come before you today and thankful for Maija’s assistance and presentation. And we just want to state that this is something that we feel in light of, of God to do, and to build a church in servi-, to serve our community and to point others to our Savior. LANDRY: Ocean View Baptist Church is very committed to community service with a back to school bash every year to give school supplies to all the children of Ocean View. Last year, we did 450 bags of school supplies with inflatables, hot dogs, shave ice, and we do a lot of other things in our community and right now we’re meeting at a community center, but we would love to have our own place to better serve our community. GREEN: One of the primary reasons for the building that we want to put there is just to provide a greater outreach tool to our community. We are currently doing food distribution, water distribution and other services to our community. This will give us a place to centralize and to do even more. MIYASATO: Thank you. Any questions, Commissioners? HEAUKULANI: Quickly. Gentlemen, thank you for coming this afternoon. Have you had an opportunity to review the proposed recommendations? GREEN/LANDRY: Yes. HEAUKULANI: Is that, is that something you are you comfortable with? 3 EXHIBIT D