2015-03-19 Leeward Exh B (Amend SPP 378)

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What I want you guys to understand now is the, I want to say, the mind jewels that we pick up through these types of training. It’s not just about the physical changes that we all go through at the gym, it’s about the journey that starts from the beginning and the things that we pick up as we grow that makes us better as an individual. Who could, anyone could say or anyone can say, “I cannot lift 500 pounds,” or “I can’t deadlift 600 pounds,” or something like that; you won’t know until you try, right? And in order to be successful you need to start somewhere. Susan and Bill allow the opportunity for us to start. And by not allowing us to be there, you will take that away from us. So please, please consider and allow us to continue to chase our dreams and be an inspiration to others to start chasing their dreams, because if you take that away from us, we are going nowhere, no one is going to chase their dreams anymore. Thank you. PATIG: Good morning. My name is Annegret Patig. I live on 62-2081 Mahua Street in Waimea. I moved here three years ago from Germany, and I did not have the impression that Waimea has an urbanization problem, because I had the feeling there wasn’t very much to do. And it took me five months to find Five Mountain Fitness because they were hiding behind an ice cream place without a sign. I drove by, my daughter finally took her driver’s lessons in the area in order to find the fitness studio that we finally found. So I’m glad that I can go there about four times a week. I need a strong back because I have four children; I’m carrying them through daily life, I think, more or less. So when they come out of school, I’m there for them, and I need something to do in the morning. I love to hike, I love to be on a bicycle, I keep running into fences and kapu signs around me wherever I go, so I thought I need something more intense; this is why I’m going to the gym. I’m so happy I found them, and I really want them to stay there. I wrote this letter with my friend, Karen, who also, Karen Anderson, who also comes to the gym very often. Everything that’s on here has been said except for one thing; Bill and Susan are great business people. That’s what I can see and tell. With such a small community population as Waimea has, it is hard to make any business that caters only locals work. Bill and Susan have found a way to provide a great service that the community can afford, and that’s something I have to say. My children go to HPA and there are so many parents who just easily without blinking become members of the resorts for 6,000 dollars a year; I cannot afford that. So I’m so happy that we found something that we can all afford, and that we can go to gym. And if our gym would have to move, I think the fees would have to go up and the clients would leave, and I think the business model would fall apart. So please keep it alive. BEAUDET: Thank you. Somehow we had a mix-up. We are going to recess for five minutes. RECESSED The Chair called a recess at 11:35 a.m. RECONVENED The meeting reconvened at 11:42 a.m. BEAUDET: Planning Commission will now come to order. Okay, thank you, we are going to reconvene. Somehow we had a mix in the lineup of testifiers; I called on Garrett Davis but Pamela Wai‘olena came up. So I’m going to call on Garret Davis again, if you are present, please raise your hand. Garret Davis, Garrison Davis, Mike Among, Thomas Bastia, Dalton Franco and Jojo Tanimoto. KANUHA: Mr. Chairman? BEAUDET: Yes, sir. 19 EXHIBIT B