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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT APRIL 23, 2004 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of SHAWN NAKAKURA AND SAM LEE (USE 04-002) was called to order at 9:05 a.m. in the Ohana Keauhou Beach Resort, Kahaluu Ballroom, 78-6740 Alii Drive, North Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Fred Galdones presiding. PRESENT:Fred Galdones C. Kimo Alameda Earl Fujikawa Bill Graham Jeffrey McCall Hannah Springer Francis Smith Bill P. Thibadeau Patricia O’Toole, Deputy Corporation Counsel Chris Yuen, Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner And approximately 15 people from the public in attendance APPLICANTS: SHAWN NAKAKURA AND SAM LEE (USE 04-002) Use Permit to allow the operation of a cremation business within portion of a warehouse building situated within the Limited Industrial 1-acre (ML-1a) district. The property is located along the north side of Hulikoa Drive within the Kohanaiki Business Park Subdivision which is situated along the east side of Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Highway 19), Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-58:28. GALDONES:Commissioners, proceeding on the agenda under New Business, the Agenda Item No.1, the applicants are Shawn Nakakura and Sam Lee (USE 04-002). This is a permit to allow the operation of a cremation business within portion of a warehouse building situated within the Limited Industrial 1-acre (ML-1a) district. Jeff? DARROW:Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I’d like to welcome our new Commissioner, Commissioner Alameda. If I may direct your attention to our location map, this area of the request that we’re looking at is within the North Kona district. For bearing, this line traveling north/south on the map is the Queen Kaahumanu Highway. The area that we’re looking at is in this EXHIBIT A