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

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been here for a long time. I don’t think they even knew they had all that stuff inside there or knew it was violating any kind of rules, because you do your job on a farm and you don’t bother the neighbor, you know what I mean, as much as possible. The poison goes to next door, they are going to come to your house real quick. So since I speak English as well as all these guys, I do better at pidgin, I would like to ask all of you, since you are going into executive session, then we don’t know what you guys are going to come out with, that you also consider people that are not in this particular area that’s looking for, because Waimea got lots more permits coming up for small businesses --. BEAUDET: -- Thank you, Ms. Tanimoto --. TANIMOTO: -- that are looking for another venue to put their businesses in. BEAUDET: Thank you. TANIMOTO: Thank you. AMONG: Good morning. My name is Mike Among. I live at 64-5290 Puu Nani Street, Waimea. Retired from the PD 30 years. I joined this gym when they were at another location, which got closed, joined them again. I’ve been with them through three surgeries, two on my knees and one on my heart. And nine weeks after my heart surgery I went back to the gym. So my cholesterol down, everything down. I have friends that are farmers in Lalamilo. We’ve just got to work together to see that something good can come out of this where everybody, you know, can sustain good livelihood and not hakakā with everybody. The gym serves a great purpose for the community. Location is small and, you know, but there is always room in the gym for everybody to get along, enjoy their time there, stay healthy. And staying healthy you buy more vegetables, you get more salads. So it works hand in hand, okay? We all appreciate that you give us the Special Permit that we can stay there and enjoy a long life. I’m 65 years old and I’d like to be a little bit older like Mr. Mills. Thank you. BEAUDET: Okay. Thank you all for your testimony. I’ll now call on our last two testifiers: Keawe Vredenburg and Darren Elisaga. Is there anyone else in the audience who wishes to testify? Thank you. If you could please raise your right hand. Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth now and before the Leeward Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: Yes. BEAUDET: Thank you. We’ll start with you. ELISAGA: Good morning. Sorry, I’m coming getting over a cold so my voice is a little bit harsh. My name is Darren Elisaga. I am co-owner/team mate/team captain of an entity here in Kona called Imua Iron. We specialize in helping people realize the success that they could possess as far as, excuse me, as well as confidence and, you know, teaching them that they can work hard and achieve anything they want. We do that through the vehicle of strength training. I myself, as well as our 25-member team, compete in the same federations as Susan and her team in the (inaudible), as well as a couple of other competitions that we do. I’m here today to support them on the Special Permit. The reason being is because they are in this industry for the same reason that I am. Being in Kona we do have a couple of big gyms. Those gyms herd people in as cattle, take their money, and they don’t care about them at all. It’s special entities like our crew and their crew in Waimea 22 EXHIBIT B