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<br /> <br /> BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />July 28, 2016 <br /> <br />The Banyan Drive Hawai‘i Redevelopment Agency met in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni <br />Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo Hawai‘i, with Chairman Brian DeLima <br />presiding. <br /> <br />AGENCY MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Begier, Brian DeLima, Elmer Gorospe, Barry <br />Taniguchi (in at 1:55p.m.), and Sigmund Zane. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), William Brilhante (Assistant <br />Corporation Counsel for the BDHRA), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Lucas Mead <br />(Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), and Kim Tanaka (Secretary). <br /> <br />A quorum was present. The meeting was called to order by Chairman DeLima at 1:45p.m. At <br />this time the Chair directed the Agency to the first order of business. <br /> <br />BUSINESS OF COMMISSION <br />1. Update on the Hilo Bayfront Trails project as it pertains to the project’s features and <br />alignment within the Banyan Drive redevelopment area. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br />There were twelve people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br /> DELIMA: We have one person who’s signed up for testimony. That would be Donald <br />Inouye. Mr. Inouye, thank you for coming today. <br /> <br /> INOUYE: Yeah, I’m Donald T. Inouye and my wife and I are the corporate owners of <br />Reeds Bay Resort Hotel and we assumed complete corporate ownership in 2002 and have <br />converted the Reeds Bay building from individual sublease residential units in the <br />building to a full hotel use building, as far as the corporation is concerned. We have <br />remodeled over 50 rooms at an average cost of close to $10,000, as well as upgraded the <br />property. All of this was in‒‒looking at the future without knowing what was going to <br />happen. Now, in referring to the program, that‒‒the agenda, I put down item number two <br />without knowing what improvements was made from the last meeting in changes and my <br />curiosity was in what area were they thinking of putting the new hotels? And that was <br />what I wanted to comment on, basically. And were we going to cover that today? Where <br />the new hotels are going to be proposed? <br /> <br /> DELIMA: Well, there may be some discussion about the‒‒but this is an opportunity for <br />you to provide comment. <br /> <br />