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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §§ 440G-10.1 and 440G-7 and Chapter 91, and Hawaii Administrative Rules § 16-133-14, the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (“DCCA”) will hold public hearings in each Oceanic Time Warner Cable LLC’s (“OTWC”) Hawaii franchise area on the Federal Communications Commission Form 394 submitted on April 11, 2014, and the State of Hawaii Application for Transfer of Cable Television Franchise filed on May 23, 2014 (collectively, the “Transfer Application”), submitted by Time Warner Cable (“TWC”), the parent of OTWC, and Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) for the transfer of control of OTWC’s Hawaii cable franchises, at the parent level, from TWC to Comcast.

The public hearings will be held as follows:

Date: Monday, July 14, 2014 Date: Monday, July 14, 2014
Time: 4:30 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: West Hawaii Civic Center Location: Lihue Civic Center
Community Meeting Hale Mo`ikeha Building, Room 2A/B
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Planning Committee Meeting Room
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 4444 Rice Street
Lihue, HI 96766

Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Time: 4:30 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cameron Center Auditorium Location: Aupuni Center Conference Room
95 Mahalani Street 101 Pauahi Street
Wailuku, HI 96793 Hilo, HI 96720

Date: Thursday, July 17, 2014 Date: Friday, July 18, 2014
Time: 4:30 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: West Maui Senior Center Location: King Kalakaua Building
Classroom 115 Queen Liliuokalani Conf. Room
788 Pauoa Street 335 Merchant Street
Lahaina, HI 96761 Honolulu, HI 96813

The purpose of the public hearings is to afford those residing in each of OTWC’s Hawaii franchise areas the opportunity to submit written or oral data, views, and/or arguments on the Transfer Application. All interested persons are encouraged to review the Transfer Application and supplement documents at the locations listed below prior to the public hearings and to attend the public hearings. A copy of the Transfer Application is available for review during normal business hours at the following locations:

Cable Television Division (“CATV”) Office, DCCA, 335 Merchant Street Room 101, Honolulu, HI 96813
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Mililani), 200 Akamainui Street, Mililani, HI 96789
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Honolulu), 940 Auahi Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96814
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Hilo), 548 Kanoelehua Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Kona), 73-4876 Kanalani Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Maui), 158 Ma`a Street, Kahului, HI 96793
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Lahaina), 910 Honoapiilani Hwy, Ste. 6, Lahaina, HI 96761
Oceanic Time Warner Cable (Kauai), 3022 Peleke Street, Lihue, HI 96766

In addition, the Transfer Application and supplemental documents are also available at CATV’s website: http://cca.hawaii.gov/catv/cable_operators/comcast-time-warner-merger/

All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to submit their oral or written comments at the time of the public hearings. Whether testimony is presented orally or not, interested persons are encouraged to put their comments in writing and submit them to DCCA-CATV via the following:

In person at the public hearings
Email to: cabletv@dcca.hawaii.gov
Fax: (808) 586-2625; or
U.S. Mail to: Cable Television Division
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 541
Honolulu, HI 96809

In order to satisfy mandated procedural deadlines, all written comments must be filed with DCCA-CATV by Friday, July 25, 2014, 4:30 p.m.

Individuals who require special needs accommodations for the public hearings may request assistance by writing or contacting DCCA-CATV at the address above or at (808) 586-2620, at least seven (7) working days prior to the scheduled public hearings. For more information, contact DCCA-CATV at the addresses or phone number listed above.

KEALI`I S. LOPEZ
Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
State of Hawaii
(TGI640675 6/22, 6/29/14)
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