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<br />NOTE-GRESSARD: -- “In that matter,” – I’m almost done – “all I know is that this gym is
<br />removed, if this gym is removed from Waimea, these people will lose something very, very
<br />important.”
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<br />BEAUDET: Thank you.
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<br />HARRIS: Thank you. Good morning. My name is Molly Harris. I live at 65-1152 Hoku‘ula
<br />Street as well in Waimea. First of all I have a question for the Commission, please. Can I see a
<br />show of hands for how many of you live in Waimea? One. Can I see a show of hands for how
<br />many of you go to a gym? One, okay, okay, two, that’s great. I’m here not only as a member of the
<br />gym for the last four years, my husband and myself, I’m also their real estate agent. I work for
<br />MacArthur Sotheby’s in Waimea. And I can tell you that in addition to Susan and Bill right now I
<br />have four other clients who are desperately seeking commercial space in Waimea. It’s virtually
<br />nonexistent. And if it does exist, it is at such a premium right now we are about 400 percent over
<br />market value for what really should be the cost of retail space or commercial space or office space
<br />there. To further mount the challenge against them financially with looking for an alternative, they
<br />also are limited based on non-compete laws, with two other small gyms that are in town – which are
<br />completely different kinds of gyms, they don’t have equipment, they don’t have machines, they
<br />don’t do the same kinds of classes – they can’t be in the same plazas where those two are at.
<br />Further, because of construction needed for the kind of equipment and load bearing walls and floors
<br />and everything else that they have for the type of gym that they run, there is no other structure
<br />physically available in town that they can move into they wouldn’t have to build up themselves.
<br />This is really a problem for all of Waimea for other businesses, medical professionals that I have
<br />looking for space as well. We have a huge shortage of space. What is available is not an ideal
<br />locations and again the cost to build right now is absolutely insane. As their friend and as their
<br />marketing consultant, I would tell you that their location right now in Lalamilo Farms is not ideal;
<br />they get no road signage, they get no road frontage, they have awful parking, I have to walk through
<br />the dirt to get into the gym every single day, they’ve got no covered area, the gym cannot expand,
<br />they have no way to get the word out that Five Mountain exists. Yet, you have all of these
<br />compelling people here telling you how much it means to their lives and how many more people we
<br />brought into this gym, because we need it, we’ll go anywhere for it; if you can help us find another
<br />spot for it that works, that’s great, but right now there is nothing. So we at least ask for a stay of
<br />execution, and hopefully, we can find something else long-term. But we really would prefer to keep
<br />this our home. We love this little place. I love that I walk in with my dirty shoes every day and Bill
<br />has to clean it up in the morning. Doesn’t matter. I’m with my family. We are all getting a healthy
<br />life. My daughter sees me going to the gym every day. She’ll be going there, too, when she is old
<br />enough. We appreciate your consideration. Thank you.
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<br />WAI‘OLENA: Good morning. My name is Pamela Wai‘olena. My address is 64-5299 White
<br />Road, Kamuela. I am speaking from my heart today. I was going to write something, but I said no,
<br />I want to speak from my heart. At age 57 I became a personal fitness trainer, first for 24 Hour
<br />Fitness, and then I became an advanced personal fitness trainer for the National Academy of Sports
<br />Medicine. So for three years I spent my life from 57 to 60 as a personal fitness trainer. I am very
<br />thankful even though it was late in life that I gained this understanding of my physical situation, my
<br />body and how to take care of it. In June I will be 70. Unfortunately, I don’t have the money,
<br />because of very low fixed social security income, to keep my gym membership regular, but I do as
<br />often as I can. And I even ran into problems lately; December, January and February I was unable
<br />to go to the gym because my rent went up 100 dollars, knocked out my gym fee. However, I was
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