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Mr. Sheen’s idea that he’s going to get tourists traveling south at five o’clock in the morning is <br />ridiculous; the tourists aren’t there until eight or nine on their way to City of Refuge, Volcano. <br />Locals can’t afford five-dollar coffees; they tend to get coffee and snacks at convenient stores. I <br />don’t see how he is going to capture any of the commuters to the northern part of the <br />employment place by having five o’clock in the morning opening. I feel this is completely <br />unacceptable as is ten o’clock at night. Don’t the owners of a quiet agricultural area have the <br />right to some quietness? This dictates that would be lost. Hōnaunau is not downtown Kailua. <br />It’s not a commercial center. So why should the population that resides in that area have to <br />tolerate this operation? And given the fact that this individual, and I’ve got a picture that I would <br />like to submit in addition to my testimony, and it’s a picture we took, we took of the property <br />signage back in 2014, and it clearly says that he’s open from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; so he’s been <br />advertising that he has longer hours than he’s allowed to have. On that basis if we can’t trust <br />him to honor the agreements for parking and his time, what is the extension going to do but give <br />him more room to forget the rules he’s supposed to operate under. That’s basically my <br />presentation. <br /> <br />UNGER: Thank you. Commissioners, any questions at this time? Thank you. <br /> <br />BAIRD: Okay. <br /> <br />UNGER: Commissioners, at this time I’d like to request a motion on this matter. <br /> <br />KAHOLO: So move. <br /> <br />UNGER: To close public testimony. <br /> <br />KAHOLO: So move. <br /> <br />UNGER: And second? <br /> <br />SHIMAOKA: Second. <br /> <br />UNGER: We have a motion by Commissioner Kaholo, second by Shimaoka. All in favor? <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS: Aye. <br /> <br />UNGER: Oppose? \[None.\] Motion passes. Public hearing is now closed. Commissioners, at <br />this time I’d like to request a motion in regard to the application. Commissioner Kaholo. <br /> <br />KAHOLO: I move that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the <br />application to amend conditions — wrong, sorry, I apologize for that — Mr. Chair, I move that <br />the application to amend Special Permit SPP 714 be approved based on the Planning Director’s <br />recommendation, findings, and proposed conditions, which shall be adopted, and as the applicant <br />stated he agreed to everything on the revised recommendation. <br /> <br />UNGER: We have a motion. Do we have a second? <br />6 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />