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<br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />FEBRUARY 2, 2007 <br />CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of <br />VERIZON WIRELESS (SPP 06-00035) <br />was called to order at 9:10 a.m.in the County of <br />Hawaii, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman <br />William R. Graham presiding. <br />William R. GrahamKimo Alameda <br />PRESENT: ABSENT & EXCUSED: C. <br />Fred Galdones Andrew Iwashita <br /> Alvin Rho <br /> <br />Jeffrey McCall <br />QdmdlRhq`btr` <br /> <br />Rodney Watanabe <br /> Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> Christopher J. Yuen, Planning Director <br /> Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner <br /> Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner <br /> And approximately 8 people from the public in attendance. <br />APPLICANT: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS (SPP 06-00035) <br />Continued hearing on the application for a Special Permit to allow the construction of a <br />telecommunication facility consisting of a 150-foot monopole, an equipment shelter, and fencing <br />on approximately 2,000 square feet of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural <br />District. The area involved is located on the south side of the Hawaii Belt Road (Highway 19), <br />approximately 4 miles east of the Hawaii Belt Road – Old Mamalahoa Highway intersection, <br />Kapaaula, Hamakua, Hawaii, TMK: 4-7-7: portion of 10. <br />GRAHAM: The first item on our agenda today under Unfinished Business is a special <br />permit application. The applicant is Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless. This is an <br />application for a Special Permit to allow the construction of a telecommunication facility <br />consisting of a 150-foot monopole, an equipment shelter, and fencing on approximately 2,000 <br />square feet of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. And this is in the Hamakua <br />District between Waimea and Honokaa. And it’s a continued hearing since it was before us in <br />the past. Jeff, if you can begin a presentation for us. <br />DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning <br />Commission. If I can direct your attention to the location map. The area of this application is <br />within the Hamakua District of Hawaii. Just for reference, this area here identified in yellow is <br />Honokaa. This area with portions of dark green, light green, and blue is the beginning of <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />1 <br /> <br />