2018-11-07 Hearing Transcript - William Quinn (Pahoa Farm & Garden) SPP 18-199

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QUINN: That piece of pavement was there when we purchased the property. If you see the embankment on the left side AGUINALDO: Right. QUINN: —That, all the way to that pavement part, yes sir, that's a 30 -foot, one -inch permitted access by the State of Hawaii when they realigned the Bypass Road. AGUINALDO: Cause there's two SIRACUSA (from audience): There's two of those. AGUINALDO: Yeah, there's two. There's that one and right by Catholic Church, there's another one there. So, that's means of access that they made. Yeah, okay. QUINN: With the Catholic—with the Catholic Church, to get a permitted access from them off their property, we would have to go to the diocese on Oahu or wherever they're located. We would have to get it in writing from them that we would have permitted access. Infrastructure to put a road to come into the back of the lot, the costs would be too much for our small family that's trying to do this project. I noticed they had a budget of a 150,000. The budget actually total would be a little under 300. About $275,000. And, again, like I expressed, we're working with SBA; we're working with First Hawaiian Bank. It would be a 504A loan, 40 percent from the bank; 40 percent from SBA; 20 percent from our family. Our family has already contributed 26 percent by purchasing the lot, grading the lot, and just a small piece of fence on the lot. The grading was done because it's under one acre. There were concerns that we went in and ripped all the vegetation out. That is incorrect. All the big trees on that parcel were cut down, laid on the side of the road, picked up by a woodcarver, and all those big trees that were on that property are being utilized by this woodcarver to make wood products from a business that's in Pahoa right now across from Bank of Hawaii and First Hawaiian Bank. So, we utilized the wood. We just didn't throw it away or bury it. We had a concern for the `Hina. We love the community. My youngest son is a 13, Dagger from Pahoa, and like I said, I truly mean it's been a privilege to serve that community through all the hard times. We've always had kind words for the community when they came in. There have been instances where someone would come in down on their luck, they gotta feed their animals. We just give `em the feed. We help the churches in the area, the schools, the community, fundraisers, basketball, football. This is 19 years. We paid our taxes, State, Federal, FICA. We've got medical plans for three of the employees. We're doing everything above board. Nothing's hidden. And, that's just the way we've been, but in the end, we're not bankrolling. I guarantee you it's not a situation where we have kangaroo pockets walking around. Yeah, that's not the case. It's just a passion we have. But, we would close up, Gilbert. AGUINALDO: Thank you. QUINN: You're very welcome. EXHIBIT E 13