2015-05-07 HearingTranscript - Yuri Matsuoka USE 15-052

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MATSUOKA: Yes. MIYASATO: Please state your name and residence. FUKE: Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. My name is Sidney Fuke, and I’m a planning consultant, and I’m here assisting the applicant, Miss Yuri Matsuoka who is seated to my left. My business address is 100 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‛i. The staff’s Background Report and the proposed conditions were reviewed by the applicant, and she found them to be totally acceptable. The report is comprehensive and reasonable and fair, and the conditions were. Ms. Matsuoka, her son is by the way sitting down over there also, she’s kind of semi-retired, and she just is looking for some additional company, you know, when the son goes away, and in addition to that to help supplement her income. It’s a relatively large house. It’s a two, 2-story dwelling, and there’s currently like five bedrooms that, that she would like to have be utilized for a b&b operation, so we respectfully request your favorable consideration of her request. MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions for the applicant? None, thank you. FUKE: Thank you. MIYASATO: We have any public—no one signed up for public testimony. Is anyone wishing to testify on this matter this morning? If not, can I have a motion to close public testimony. IKEDA: Move to close file. MIYASATO: Can I have a second? HENKEL: Second. MIYASATO: All in favor? COMMISSIONERS: Aye. MIYASATO: Any opposed? I’ll call a close to the public testimony. Commissioners, any discussion on this matter? If not, I’ll accept a motion. IKEDA: Chairman Miyasato, I’ll make the motion. MIYASATO: Commissioner Ikeda. IKEDA: I move that, that the application for use docket, permit docket number USE 15-052 be approved based on the Planning Director’s findings and recommendations and proposed conditions which shall be adopted. 3 EXHIBIT A