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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI`I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 30, 2004 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of DOUTOR COFFEE HAWAII CO., INC. (SPP No. 1215) was called to order at 9:36 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Kamakahonu Ballroom, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with Vice Chair ` Earl Fujikawa presiding. PRESENT:Earl FujikawaABSENT AND EXCUSED:Fred Galdones Bill Graham Florence Kubota Jeffrey McCall Aurelio C. Mina, Jr. Francis Smith Hannah Springer Bill Thibadeau Patricia O'Toole, Esq., Deputy Corporation Counsel Christopher J. Yuen, Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner Kiran Emler representing Department of Public Works And approximately 20 people from the public in attendance. DOUTOR COFFEE HAWAII CO., INC. (SPP No. 1215) Motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted with regard to Special Permit No. 1215, which allowed public tours of the existing coffee farm, proposed retail sales of non-agricultural products, and related parking area on approximately 12 acres of a 28.47-acre lot situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The request is to delete Condition 5.c. of the permit that prohibits use of large tour buses. Condition 5.c. currently states that "Passenger vehicles used to transport visitors to the project site shall be limited to a capacity not to exceed 15 passengers." The property is located on the west (makai) side of Mmalahoa Highway, nd approximately 300 feet south of the Kep Cemetery, Hienaloli 2, North Kona, Hawai`i, TMK: 7-5-11:portion of 24. FUJIKAWA:Commissioners, we have the next Applicant is the Doutor Coffee application. This is the motion to amend something previously adopted with regards to Special 1