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<br />MIYASATO: Okay, state your name and residence.
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<br />DRISCOLL: Jana Driscoll, 598 Kaanini Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.
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<br />FUKE: And, again, for the record, Sidney Fuke, Planning Consultant. I’m here representing the
<br />applicant, Hawaiʽi Vision Specialists.
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<br />MIYASATO: Go ahead.
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<br />FUKE: Yeah, seated to my left is the applicant, and her husband is the ophthalmologist so you
<br />know, he’s the one that does all of the surgery. She happens to also be my, my—my vision
<br />specialist, a very good one at that. I’d like to, you know, just more like sidebar kind of
<br />information, she just gave birth to a cute little baby girl. She’s over there. Her name is Mia,
<br />yeah?
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<br />DRISCOLL: Yeah, Mia.
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<br />FUKE: Yeah, so, just ten days old so after a little while, if you want to squeeze or touch her
<br />cheeks, feel free to do so. Anyway, like a, they’ve had a chance to review the staff’s proposed
<br />conditions and found them to be acceptable. They were very appreciative of, you know, the
<br />support that the staff had given. They currently, their current operations at the former Bay, Bay
<br />Light Clinic, you know like on Kalanianaole Avenue, just directly across of the Hukilau Hotel,
<br />and they’re currently renting that place right now, and as you probably all know, if you travel
<br />back and forth that area, it’s very difficult to get in and out of that property. And, especially, if
<br />you’re gonna go there for some vision issues, it becomes to some extent a little bit nervous for
<br />their patients so over the last year and a half, they’ve been kind of searching for properties and
<br />finally they settled on this one because it’s not only convenient you know for the residents of this
<br />side of the island, but more than that, it provides good sight distance on Kapiolani Street, and
<br />then again, you also have the Police Station directly across of it to provide some measure of I
<br />guess security conscious, you know, comfort for them.
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<br />But, aside from that, I think that your staff’s Background Report was fairly comprehensive, and
<br />so if there are any questions that the Commissioners may have, we’d be more than happy to
<br />answer.
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<br />MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions for the applicant? If not, thank you.
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<br />FUKE: Thank you.
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<br />MIYASATO: Is there anyone wishing to testify on this application? If not, can I have a motion
<br />to close public testimony?
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<br />MOSES: I make a motion to close public testimony.
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<br />IKEDA: Second.
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