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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 <br /> A regularly advertised hearing on the application of DOUGLAS AND KATHRYN HICKEY <br /> (SPP 20-000218) was called to order at 9:38 a.m. via live-stream online meeting, with Chairperson <br /> Nancy Carr Smith presiding. <br /> COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Nancy Carr Smith, Barbara DeFranco, Perry Kealoha, <br /> Max Newberg, Mark Van Pernis, Michael Vitousek and Faith"Faye" Yates <br /> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: J Yoshimoto, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), Michael Yee <br /> (Planning Director), John Mukai, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Director), Maija Jackson <br /> (Planner), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Christian Kay (Planner), <br /> Tracie-Lee Camero (Planner), Rachelle Ley (Secretary to the Planning Director), Kim Tanaka <br /> (Board and Commission Secretary) and Noriko Sauer (Leeward Planning Commission Secretary) <br /> APPLICANT: DOUGLAS AND KATHRYN HICKEY (SPP 20-000218) <br /> Application for a Special Permit to legitimize the establishment of a venue for weddings and similar <br /> gatherings on a 2.25-acre portion of a 20-acre condominium property regime unit of an 80-acre <br /> property situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at <br /> 76-1297 Waiono Ranch Road, about 1.5 miles east and mauka of the Mamalahoa Highway — <br /> Waiono Ranch Road intersection, Waiono Meadows, H61ualoa, North Kona, Hawaii, <br /> TMK: (3) 7-6-002:028: Portion of 0001. <br /> Secretary's Note: "- - -" indicates that there were technical and/or internet difficulties, which made <br /> the conversation inaudible. <br /> CARR SMITH: We'll proceed with the first agenda item. And before I introduce the first <br /> agenda item, I'd like to make a disclosure of the fact that my husband, Riley Smith, is president <br /> and CEO of Lanihau Properties whose assets include Palani Ranch. Palani Ranch along with <br /> many other parcels have an easement over Waiono Road. My husband and Britt Craven who is <br /> president of Palani Ranch, have together written testimony against the approval of the Special <br /> Permit. I share this in order to be completely transparent, but I also share that this fact doesn't <br /> affect my personal ability to be fair or impartial. And, but I do respect my fellow commissioners <br /> and the applicants, and so I would like to make sure that everyone is comfortable with the fact <br /> that I can be fair and impartial. Commissioners? Any of you have any reservations about that? <br /> No one? (Pause) Okay. How about the applicant? Zendo? <br /> KERN: Good morning, Madam Chair. <br /> CARR SMITH: Good morning. <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />