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<br /> <br />DELIMA: We have a relatively short agenda. The focus is the discussion of the Tower <br />Development proposal for the former Uncle Billy’s or Hilo Hotel. We have an opportunity to <br />take statements from the public at this point. Are there any statements from the public on items <br />on the agenda? <br /> <br />We also have been joined by Councilmember Lee Loy. Welcome. <br /> <br />LEE LOY: Thank you. <br /> <br />DELIMA: So we have Donald Inouye. Mr. Inouye, you’re welcome to address the matter but <br />your—we’re going to put your agenda item on the next agency meeting. <br /> <br />INOUYE: No, it has nothing to do with that. <br /> <br />DELIMA: Okay. <br /> <br />INOUYE: (inaudible) your agenda. <br /> <br />DELIMA: Okay. So that’s going to be at the next meeting. <br /> <br />INOUYE: Yeah. No, I understand. <br /> <br />DELIMA: Okay, I appreciate that. <br /> <br /> <br />BUSINESS OF AGENCY <br />The Agency took this item up at 2:02 p.m. with approximately 13 members of the public in <br />attendance. <br /> <br />1. Open discussion regarding the Tower Development proposal for the former Uncle Billy’s <br />Hilo Bay Hotel site. This agenda item is for information and discussion purposes only. <br /> <br />DELIMA: So we’ll move to the business of the agency, open discussion regarding the Tower <br />Development proposal for the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Hotel site. It states that this agenda <br />item is for information and discussion purposes only. Since the Redevelopment Agency doesn’t <br />have the authority to actually approve the proposal, we can, however, support the proposal if the <br />members of the Board choose to do so, the Agency choose to do so, but with that I’ll ask Gordon <br />to kind of give us a report of where it’s at, if you know. <br /> <br />HEIT: As far as DLNR is concerned, we’re kind of at a crossroads as far as how we can proceed <br />with the, this request for interest. We, like we said, we put it out there for the public to submit <br />interest. We’ve received one application and so with that, we really don’t know where to go <br />next. We—in order for us to proceed with a request for proposal which would be next step, we <br />actually would need to have either an environmental assessment done or, at the very minimum, <br />an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. And so that’s kind of where <br />we’re at right now. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />Banyan Drive Hawaiʽi Redevelopment Agency <br />August 29, 2018 Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />