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it will allow other options for this property should circumstances warrant. This in the Village Commercial Center and for whatever reason tourism fades away in Hawaii then there will be the opportunity for other businesses in this location and even the testifiers from one of the testifiers from the Community Association was all in favor of those kinds of businesses just not the vacation rental. But if it were me, I'd rather have a vacation rental next door, rather than a grocery store, but even a doctor's office but anyway that's it for me. REPLOGLE: Thank you, Mr. Clarkson. Anything else? Yes, Ms. Galimba? GALIMBA: I think I hear you all and in some ways it's a little bit of a moot point whether we change it or not, I think. I mean it is important. I think he can do his vacation rental either way. It's just a matter of 2 houses or 3 and I think in both cases I think it was Commissioner Aguinaldo that was urging him to be in harmony with the community that he's hoping to join. And I would join Commissioner Aguinaldo in that, and I think you know in Hawaii we have a tradition of working together with our community which is kind of unique and part of it it's not in the laws, it's unwritten and that's as important as anything. So, I want to say that my vote is not sort of against the developer, or the landowner in any way, it's simply a sort of a decision and it's a very on the fence sort of decision and I'mjust sort of a little bit on this side. REPLOGLE: Thank you. Anyone else? Well, if I might make my comments. I agree that not for me at this moment, but things have changed here and within our_State we're talking about a new face of tourism and a new way of taking care of our natural resources, protecting them. We can't forget where we live, way out here one of the most isolated places on the planet and just because we have laws and regulations that were made in the past. It's the past that has brought us, I think, as a planet globally to this point of things are changing and we just cannot keep doing business as usual and I don't know that laws can keep up with that. And so, approving or disapproving at this point Mr. Daggula is offering,I think, possibly the best option for that property and it could serve as a good example of a way to do it. But I am short of not allowing any building I don't know how; I don't know how you can stop doing this right at the moment. This is something that's weighed on me through my whole time here and,more importantly, in watching our agricultural lands be zoned into residential or commercial. We have to really put on the brakes or figure out a way to do this. I think Mr. Daggula is offering a good way. I want to believe that. Anyway, that's just I guess I'm pontificating but that's how I feel about this thing, and I don't know how I'm going to vote yet. Anyway, are there anymore comments? We have a motion on the floor, yes. I'm sorry, Mr. Daggula, please go ahead. DAGGULA: So, I understand what Commissioner Galimba has said, is there anything that we can do in the plans that will maybe get her approval? Is there something that we can change or is there something that I can do right now to do to get her approval because I really like what she's saying, but I'm just trying"—" thank you. GALIMBA: I just wanted to respond to Mr. Daggula. Honestly, I don't know that there is, and, in a sense, we're not supposed to be making a decision on your site plan so much as the Change 16 EXHIBIT B (DRAFT)