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MIYASHIRO: Sure, and I promise to make it short. I’m Dwayne Miyashiro. My parents are one of the four property owners adjoining the property, they’ve been living there since 1948, and along with Don Kouchi, another adjoining property owner, and the Yamamotos who are immediate neighbors of my parents. You know, in discussing this proposed project our primary concern was security and, two, noise. So there’s nothing that, we’re not against the property in concept, but those are the two issues that we wanted to address. And, thankfully, I must say, you know, the developer through Steve Lim’s office has been receptive to our concerns. We had asked for a minimum 8-foot wall and I understand there are some building requirements that they have to address in order to get an 8-foot wall.They’ve already concurred to put a 6-foot wall, so we’re glad for that. One other thing, you know, the traffic issue did come up, which I face with almost on a daily basis, several times a day when I go to my parents’ home. The left turn from Puainako into Kekela is not as major an issue. I think the general backup you see on Puainako is trying to get across Kanoelehua. Getting out of Kekela left turn onto Puainako definitely is an issue. So it’s just a personal, personal perspective from someone who uses that entrance point frequently. One other consideration, too, is that where it would be a concern for us is that we, there are three property owners that have a private road connecting Kilauea Avenue to Kekela Street; and I’m the primary person responsible for maintenance of that road. And what happens is sometimes when you have traffic congestion the residents of Kekela Street are aware that this private road connects and they’ve been using it too, so from that standpoint it could be a concern. But then again it’s, I think it’s our responsibility to work some things out to prevent people from using it. GRAHAM: Hold on a second. MIYASHIRO: Sure. GRAHAM: Mrs. Siracusa, do you have any comments, questions? SIRACUSA: Yes. Thank you for coming in Mr. Miyashiro. From the map that I have here it’s sort of your property is up at the top and then the page ends. And I cannot tell, how do you get in and out? You look landlocked from this map. MIYASHIRO: Yeah, that private road I was talking about is the one from Kilauea Avenue. Norman, if you can point it out on the map. It’s a gravel road, single road. If you drive on Kilauea Avenue, you’ll notice that there’s about four mail boxes right at that entrance; and the Shiromas were kind enough to put a stop sign facing people coming out, but we put up a private roadway sign on it, too. SIRACUSA: So you can go both in and out along that road, is that right? MIYASHIRO: Correct. SIRACUSA: You’re not, so there’s no way from your property onto Kekela? EXHIBIT B 11