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wants to be able to share the architectural experience, you know, with the community, vis-a-vis not
<br />only through the bed and breakfast operation but also by having, or hosting, special events, you
<br />know, special events whether it’s for non-profit fundraises for the Humane Society, Kona Hospital
<br />Foundation, so on and so forth. So along the way then, you know, the public or the community
<br />would have a chance to at least see the structure and gain entrance, you know, to the basic dwelling.
<br />The dwelling itself, you know, there is a large dining area, they call that – what do you call?
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<br />HALL: The Great Hall.
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<br />FUKE: The Great Hall. And they have like a fireplace that’s, and I’m not tall but, I could even
<br />actually walk into the fireplace, and it was really, really, very, very fantastic. They are in the
<br />process of renovating it right now; they have the appropriate building permits for their renovation,
<br />and as the staff had indicated, they constructed a new building that basically resembles the old
<br />existing structure.
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<br />The general grounds on that area is, you know, in addition to the basic dwelling and the proposed
<br />uses, it’s over 600-acre property, including this, as well as an adjoining property that the Halls also
<br />own. And the mauka portion was used, and still continues to be used, as a cattle grazing operation.
<br />The lower portion was at one point in time planted into avo-, excuse me, for coffee, but it had been
<br />kind of like in disrepair. So systematically they are improving the grounds into making it more
<br />agriculturally oriented; they have milk producing goats on it in the equestrian center, and they are
<br />improving the coffee, as well as planting avocados. So that would be the total experience, you
<br />know, of the grounds.
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<br />The question that we had like of the staff and, you know, and I think Jonathan had mentioned
<br />earlier, but we noticed that the condition, I think it was Condition No. 4, basically stated that, you
<br />know, when you have like large special events functions that, it specifically I think just mentions
<br />only the Kona Coffee Festival, but we wanted to, as part of the application we did indicate the intent
<br />behind the special events was to also be able to accommodate non-profit things, but, you know,
<br />certainly you would exclude, like having it as a farmer’s market on a, you know, steady basis, or
<br />craft fair, those kind of things, but specifically associated or tied in with non-profit organizations.
<br />And I think the staff had indicated in his presentation that that was the understanding, so. And
<br />secondly, the other thing is that Condition 3 requires submittal of plans for Plan Approval and all of
<br />that, and we know that within the Agricultural District the parking does not necessarily have to be
<br />paved, and, you know, the applicant wants to make it clear that at this point in time they do not wish
<br />to have the parking area paved, because if you have a sealed parking in the area, it totally disrupts
<br />the kind of character and the ambiance that they wish to retain on the property. But nevertheless, all
<br />of the parking area will be situated in an area where, you know, you won’t have standing water or
<br />mud. And I think this is a discretionary condition that can be granted by the Planning Director, you
<br />know, through the Plan Approval process. So we merely wanted to state that just for the record.
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<br />So if there are any other questions, Ms. Hall or myself would be more than willing to answer.
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<br />BEAUDET: Thank you, Sidney. So just to continue on the discussion, or on the comment, that you
<br />had about the parking, Condition 3 doesn’t imply paved parking --.
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<br />FUKE: -- Correct, yes.
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<br />BEAUDET: Yeah, okay, just as long as, you know, the understanding is mutual.
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