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doing is really remarkable. What’s going on at this property, to me, really is, this small piece of
<br />property is so beneficial to our community, you know, I work at a hotel, Tropical Dreams,
<br />Sandwich Isle Bread, the gym, everything else. To me, I want to come out and say, you know, I
<br />support farmers, I think farming, you know, I really just, but to me, it’s really selfish when this gym
<br />has been here for nine years and we haven’t heard anything about this for nine years. There is lots
<br />of, you know, unintended consequences that could happen, if you shut us down. You see, for every
<br />person that’s in here now, there is probably at least ten that wish they could come here to testify.
<br />And, you know, I’ve never gone to one of your meetings before, but I’m pretty sure that you don’t
<br />have this kind of turnout at your normal planning meetings, you know what I mean? So, you know,
<br />I really hope that you can see that there might be other things we can do to mitigate the
<br />circumstances; maybe farmers don’t spray on windy days or give notice when they are going to
<br />spray. I understand all that, and I’m, you know, I’m all for farmers, but, you know, taking it away
<br />from our community would be really detrimental. And I really hope you consider that. So, thank
<br />you.
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<br />FRANCO: Hi, my name is Dalton Franco, the dumb freshman. I would just like to say that these
<br />guys are just like my brothers and Caleb (phonetic) my sister and then we have Mrs. Gressard, and
<br />Mama G. (phonetic). She has taught me so much about lifting and just about life. Bill, over there,
<br />has been such a nice person to me, letting me to come to the gym almost every day, to come lift
<br />after school. He, him and Susan have pushed me and pushed me to the point where I love them.
<br />They’ve helped me through hard times, and I really thank them for that. I’ve, last year I was
<br />diagnosed with borderline diabetes and high cholesterol. I did not lose any weight, but I have
<br />gained, and I am now clear of that, of my cholesterol and pre-diabetes. And I’d just like to say that
<br />this gym is like my home. And that’s all I have to say, and please let the gym stay.
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<br />TANIMOTO: My name is Jojo Tanimoto. I actually live in Kawaihae. I don’t go to the gym. I
<br />have a special inte-, oh, I’ve got to make sure that I say I’m speaking for myself, okay, I’m not
<br />representing nobody, and I wrote it down, speaking for myself, okay? So I don’t go to the gym over
<br />here in Waimea. I actually come to Kona, and so it does cost money for gas like the poor guy said.
<br />But that’s my choice, okay? I know about the farming being in it for over 35 years. So I am, I’m
<br />not saying this way or that way about that. The area that we are talking about happens to be in an
<br />ag area. And the thing that really gets to me is you hear all of these supports for the incubator
<br />companies, and they are saying there is no place else for them to go. And the County should be
<br />listening and looking to expand infrastructure in the South Kohala District, all of South Kohala.
<br />But because this is about Waimea, it has to do with their infrastructure in Waimea. So I know I’m
<br />talking way beyond just this one five acres right now, but there should be an outcry from the
<br />community because they support the company so much, as you can see, the majority of these people
<br />do use the facilities on this five-acre property. But basically the properties all belong to Parker
<br />Ranch and Hawaiian Home Lands. So the County should be listening, like I say, about expanding
<br />infrastructure so that these people can actually be moving on.
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<br />As far as for the Special Permit itself, I did have a purpose for going to Lalamilo Farm Lots to go
<br />take a look, and I got stuck at the fence; the traffic was coming out, so you’ve actually got to wait
<br />on Lalamilo Road in order to try fit inside the fence with the traffic coming out. It’s like, it’s an
<br />impediment, yeah? And then when you get inside, you’ve got to pass all these cars, it’s kind of
<br />confusing and maybe even dangerous. But that can all be taken care of, I think. But I think maybe
<br />that should be a consideration for this board. The other thing I want to say is how it’s going to
<br />affect me. I’m a farmer but I’m not even in this community. So if I were to compare how it’s going
<br />to affect me, depending on your decision, that is what interests me as well. So these people have
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