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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />PUBLIC TESTIMONY TRANSCRIPT <br />JANUARY 3, 2019 <br />Public testimony on the application of THE OFFICE OF THE MASTER VISIONARY <br />(SPP 18-000200) was called to order at 9:52 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center <br />Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Joseph Clarkson presiding. <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Clarkson, Donald Ikeda, Thomas Raffipiy, John <br />Replogle. <br />ABSENT & EXCUSED: Gilbert Aguinaldo, Donn Dela Cruz. <br />ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Malia Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija <br />Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner), Alex Roy (Planner), Jessica Andrews (Planner), and <br />Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). <br />And 28 members from the public in attendance. <br />APPLICANT: THE OFFICE OF THE MASTER VISIONARY (SPP 18-000200) <br />Application for a Special Permit to establish a spiritual wellness center offering 15 wellness <br />retreats per year with overnight accommodations for up to 12 guests, and 2 weddings per year for <br />up to 30 attendees on 8.063 acres of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject <br />property is located at 27-996 A Old Mamalahoa Highway on the makai side of Old Mamalahoa <br />Highway about 0.25 miles south of its intersection with Kula`imano Road, Pepe`ekeo, South <br />Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-7-011:004. <br />CLARKSON: At this time, we'll proceed to public testimony only on the remaining two items <br />on the agenda. For those of you who were not here earlier, both Items 2 and 3 have been <br />continued to future meetings, but because they were on the agenda, we will now take testimony <br />on these items. The next item is Item 2, Office of the Master Visionary, SPP 18-200, and we <br />have three people to sign up to testify on this. If all three of you could please come forward. <br />Dwight Vicente, Jaerick Medeiros-Garcia, and Megan Silva, please. [Mr. Vicente was not <br />present.] Let's be as quiet as possible, please. [Addressing the audience.] And, would you please <br />both raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter before the <br />Planning Commission today? <br />MEDEIROS-GARCIA: Yeah. <br />SILVA: [Nodded yes.] <br />CLARKSON: Please, one of you decide to start first, and use the microphone, introduce <br />yourself, and proceed with your testimony. <br />10V1111.11 1.1 <br />