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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 State of Hawaii Application for Transfer of Cable Television Franchise and the Federal Communications Commission Form 394 both filed on July 15, 2015 (collectively, the “Transfer Application”) by Time Warner Cable (“TWC”), the parent of OTWC, and Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”) for the transfer of control of OTWC’s Hawaii cable franchises, at the parent level, from TWC to Charter.

The public hearings will be held as follows:

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Time: 4:30 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: West Maui Senior Center Location: King Kalakaua Building
788 Pauoa Street Queen Liliuokalani Conf. Room
Lahaina, HI 96761 335 Merchant Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Time: 4:30 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location Aupuni Center Conference Room Location: West Hawaii Civic Center
101 Pauahi Street Community Meeting Hale
Hilo, HI 96720 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 Date: Friday, September 11, 2015
Time: 5:00 p.m. Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Lihue Civic Center Location: Cameron Center Auditorium
Mo`ikeha Building, Room 2A/B 95 Mahalani Street
Planning Committee Meeting Room Wailuku, HI 96793
Lihue, HI 96766

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m. Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Lanai Senior Center Location: Hana Community Center Hall
309 Seventh Street 5091 Uakea Road
Lanai City, HI 96763 Hana, HI 96713

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Kaunakakai Gym
Conference Room
180 Ala Malama Avenue
Kaunakakai, HI 96748

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/charter-time-warner-cable-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, September 25, 2015, 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.

CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLÓN
Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
State of Hawaii
(HTH786077 8/16, 8/23/15)
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