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<br />A regularly advertised hearing on the applications of <br />MICHAEL AND MISATO <br />was called to order at 9:07 a.m. in the County Building, <br />MORTARA (SP 04-001) <br />Councilroom-Room 201, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai`i, with Chairman Fred Galdones <br />presiding. <br />PRESENT:Fred Galdones ABSENT & EXCUSED:C. Kimo Alameda <br />William GrahamEarl Fujikawa <br />Jeffrey McCallFrancis Smith <br /> Ren° SiracusaBill Thibadeau <br />Hannah Springer <br />Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Christopher J. Yuen, Planning Director <br />Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager <br />Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner <br />Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner <br />And approximately 10 people from the public in attendance <br />APPLICANT: MICHAEL AND MISATO MORTARA(SP 04-001) <br />Continued hearing, including discussions on the Hearing Officer's proposed Findings of <br />Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order, and any exceptions and /or oral <br />arguments of the parties, on the application for a Special Permit to allow the <br />establishment of an art studio on 39,608 square feet of land situated within the State Land <br />Use Agricultural District. The property islocated between the Volcano Highway (State <br />Highway 11) and the old Volcano Road, approximately 200 feet west (Ka'u side) of Alii <br />Kane Street and approximately 1 mile east (Keaau side) of the Volcano Solid Waste <br />Transfer site, Royal Hawaiian Estates Subdivision, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, <br />TMK: 1-1-17:88 and 89. <br />GALDONES:Commissioners, we are on Agenda Item No. 1. Applicant is <br />Michael and Misato Mortara. This is SP 04-001. This is a continued hearing, including <br />discussions on the Hearing Officer€s proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and <br />Decision and Order, and any exceptions and/or oral arguments of the parties on the <br />application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of an art studio on 39,608 <br />square feet of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. Norman? <br />HAYASHI:Thank you. Mr. Chair and Members of the Commission, good <br />morning. Just for the benefit of our new Commissioner, Commissioner Siracusa, I just <br />wanted to orient her as to, and the rest of the Commission, as to the subject property. The <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />