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make sure that one there's interest from the general public and those that are qualified to bid on it, so you know, to do it for a year is kind of a—it's a long procedure for a short term. So if we do put it up for lease, it would be for, you know, probably a little bit longer, five, ten years, maybe even fifteen years. A lot has to deal with, you know, the direction of this agency and the Department coming up with a long-term plan. To put out, you know, commit property for a length of time, you know, we need to have some type of overall master game plan. TANIGUCHI: I know what you're saying, but I can also, it's going to take a while. I agree with Mr. Inouye. It's not gonna be an overnight thing. It's going to take a while for this thing to get done. HEIT: Oh absolutely, yeah. TANIGUCHI: So why not give `um a year or two? HEIT: Well again, we're not gonna—we can't give it to him. We can give him the opportunity to bid on it. TANIGUCHI: Yeah, right, right. HEIT: Just so you understand. It's public auction. TANIGUCHI: Okay. HEIT: Open to everybody. TANIGUCHI: Thank you. DELIMA: Okay. Dean Au. AU: Good morning, commissioners. Thank you for your services. You know, I know you guys are volunteering and it takes out a lot of your time from your busy schedules so thank you for, for being on this board and volunteering. My name is Dean, last name Au, I'm with the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. We represent 6,000 carpenters and dry wallers in the State of Hawaii. Of these 6,000 working families, we also represent 200 plus of our signatory contractors and one of the main things that we advocate for is area standard wages. So an area standard wage is the prevailing wage. It's a livable wage and benefit that a construction worker makes and they can provide for their—themselves and their families. We, the carpenters union, we feel it's a fair wage and as we move forward, as you and the State, moves forward with the process of redeveloping Banyan Drive, you know, through this process we would like to see area standard wages paid to construction workers on Banyan Drive. I attended the jobsite visit today with Mr. Gordon Heit for that Uncle Billy's Hilo Pagoda job visit. You know, I realized that it's gonna, it's gonna be a long process. Whatever happens to that facility and Mr. Inouye's facility, and all the other facilities that are in a similar situation as Hilo Bay, it's gonna be a long process. But at the same time, I'm very excited. You know, a lot of you guys here have seen Banyan Drive during their heydays. I haven't so I don't know what Mr. Applegate and all these people are talking about because I haven't seen it. But I'm very excited to see it get there. It's gonna be a long process, you know, we would love to see new hotels, we would love our contractors to Page 3 of 7 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency March 28,2018 Minutes