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BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES September 28, 2016 The Banyan Drive Hawai‘i Redevelopment Agency met in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo Hawai‘i, with Chairman Brian DeLima presiding. AGENCY MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Begier, Brian DeLima, Elmer Gorospe, and Sigmund Zane. AGENCY MEMBERS ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Barry Taniguchi ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Amy Self (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Lucas Mead (Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), Garrett Smith (Redevelopment Coordinator), and Kim Tanaka (Secretary). A quorum was present with four members in attendance. The meeting was called to order by Chairman DeLima at 1:46 p.m. At this time Chairman DeLima opened the floor to receive public testimony. Chairman DeLima, hearing no objections, approved the agenda as circulated. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were 21 people from the public in attendance. DELIMA: We have four testifiers who have signed up to testify. We’ll first call on Donald Inouye. Go ahead Mr. Inouye. INOUYE: I’ve provided written testimony, but first, thank you very much, Brian DeLima to hear me, and also to the other members of the committee. I have made five different scenarios and I’ll be very brief on each one of them if you want to take each one of them at a time. The first one is the resort expansion location. Now I understand this is where if my hotel, Reed’s Bay, is to be closed up and demolished and made into a park area, then I have a choice possibly to construct another hotel on the Banyan Drive area. Is that correct? DELIMA: This is your opportunity to give testimony. We’re not here to answer questions. INOUYE: Okay, but I‒‒question I have is this resort expansion area, the location, is this where I will have an opportunity to build a new hotel, possibly?