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Reed's Bay Resort Hotel regarding a request to be on the agenda for the upcoming agency meeting, today. I'll just read it very quickly so we can get some background. At this time Chairman Pro Tempore Gaddis read the letter from Donald T. Inouye to the Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency. GADDIS: Now what I'd like to do since this was supposed to be an open discussion is just to get maybe some statements from DLNR regarding where they are with this. Just so we can put it on the record for Mr. Inouye to review at a later time since everything's going on paper here. HEIT: Okay thanks, Mr. Gaddis. My name is Gordon Heit. I'm a District Land Agent for the Department of Land and Natural Resources and as what the letter states, we have received a request for a new lease for the property, Reed's Bay Resort Hotel property. It's currently on a month-to-month revocable permit as granted by the Land Board as (inaudible) December 12, 2014. The request as stated is being reviewed and we're looking at several options to go forward with this property. One of which is including similar to what we did for the Hilo Bay Hotel property, which is do a request for interest. So that's where we are right now with it. GADDIS: Okay. Mr. Yee, do you want to give any input on the situation or comments made by Mr. Inouye? YEE: Not specifically to him specifically. However, in general I want to continue to say that the County wants what's best for Banyan Drive and given its blighted status right now, investment into the property is long-term is why we kind of went down this road with a redevelopment agency. So I would just want to be sure any new project, any renovation stays within that goal. GADDIS: Mr. Onishi, thanks for being present. You don't have to make a statement; I just want to offer you an opportunity to do so if you choose. ONISHI: No. GADDIS: Okay, all good. Any other board members have any questions for DLNR or Planning since we're here, or comments to make? Anything to add? TANIGUCHI: If I may, Mr. Chair? I'd like to ask DLNR, what's taking so long? HEIT: As far as like the timeframe goes as Mr. Yee mentioned, we're looking at long-term planning here. You know, the decisions we make now are going to have an effect 40, 50, 60 years from now. We want to make sure what we do decide on is the correct one. So TANIGUCHI: So if you don't mind,just dialogue with him. GADDIS: Yeah, go ahead. TANIGUCHI: So another question is what's taking so long to determine what you want to do? In other words I want to know why are you not takingI see this guy spending a lot of money just to come to compliance with the County requirements, you know, to get, correct their deficiencies. And he gotta do that to stay in business number one, but number two, he's also Page 2 of 19 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency September 24,2018 Minutes