2015-03-19 Leeward Exh A (SPP 15-177)

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FUKE: Correct, yeah, it’s not like a museum where, you know, you would have people coming up day in day out and, you know, pay a fee or whatever; no, it’s not intended to be that, because it would be very disruptive to the B&B operation. BEAUDET: Okay. Is there an intent to register the home as a historical site? FUKE: They are thinking about doing that. You know, we just received a copy of the comments from the SHPD, you know, relative to that. So it is eligible for registration. And so that’s something that they are looking at it because there are some definite tax advantages behind that. But notwithstanding that, their intent is to retain the basic motif and the architectural style that was, you know, envisioned by the owner and the former, well, the architect then, Vladimir Ossipoff. BEAUDET: Okay. And the reason I ask that is, you know, a lot of times, you know, once you put that sign up, then it’s a beacon to tourist traffic, yeah. So even if it’s not listed, they know what the sign represents and then they start to, you know, look for the spot that is a historical site. And it’ll also get put on the map on the registry --. FUKE: -- (Inaudible) HVB sign. BEAUDET: Yeah. KAY: Mr. Chair, if I may. I was remiss in letting the Commission know that there were two pieces of communication that came in after we issued the background and recommendation report: One, as Mr. Fuke talked about, from SHPD, and another a piece of testimony about traffic issues. And then finally, we sent this to you before via email, but we wanted to just memorialize in the permit this additional condition for prohibiting the uses of tour buses larger than 15-passenger vans to the site. So that would be now considered Condition 11 and we just shift everything else down from there. BEAUDET: And you guys are okay with the added condition as well. Any more questions? HICKCOX: I have a question. It’s kind of like off the subject a little bit, but what’s going to happen with the Waihou area up there? Are you familiar with that? NOBRIGA: Waihou has nothing to do with it; that’s me. HICKCOX: I understand that, ma’am. I understand that totally. NOBRIGA: They are a couple miles away from me. HICKCOX: Yeah, okay. FUKE: Thank you very much for the response. I didn’t have the answer. BEAUDET: Commissioners, any more comments or questions for the applicant? Okay. Thank you. For the record there has been no members of the audience who has signed up for any testimony. So with that, I’d like to --. KAY: -- Mr. Chair, I’m sorry to interrupt. Mr. Emler had a question for me about one of the conditions, and I wanted him to have an opportunity to speak to the Commission on that. 6 EXHIBIT A