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CROSS: That’s me. DOMINGO: Good to see you around. I say that because we go back so many, over 20 years since he was working for C. Brewer. And I’m so glad that you still believe in the land in this particular way from a different perspective. And I like the positive perspective that you have with regards to the future of the lands along.the Hamakua Coast. And I think that would be an answer, a partial answer to the economic growth within East Hawaii. It’s just that we as planners and people, responsible people, in the area should take care of our land because we’re all caretakers of that land and we should be vigil on what has been planned for it. And I’m glad you’re still at it, John. Thank you. CROSS: Taka brings up a point that I would like to mention. I was part of the sale of all the assets of C. Brewer. I sold a lot of this land. My signature is on many of your guys’ documents. I’ve always appreciated owners that honor the land and they appreciate what they have become an owner of. Some of the people we sold land to did not honor the land.They broke it up, they sold it, they used it as a commodity, and they dishonored the land by treating it as a commodity. I see in Mr. Carlile he honors the land, he wants to keep it special, keep it the way it was; and this is an honorable good use and you feel good that it’s a new owner. And I am glad that the land continues to be honored past my ownership. WOODWARD: All right, thank you. Okay, Mr. Prueitt. PRUEITT: Good morning. WOODWARD: Morning. PRUEITT: It’s a privilege and an honor to be here today. I am from Portland, Oregon; and I’m a developer. And I’ve seen what has happened to land. I’ve come to Hawaii now for over 30 years, have known Cleo for a good portion of those years as a very honorable man, and he does what he says he’s going to do. And I’ve admired the Hawaiian culture and their treasure in the land. We don’t have that often in Oregon. And so to preserve the land and do what you do is so honorable. I just recommend and commend you on that. What I’ve seen with Carl’s property up, Cleo’s property up there is, what he has done with it so far. And he has done it himself, a lot of it, with the planting of all these different Hawaiian plants, with the sweat of his own hands. At the age that he is, that’s commendable. And I just think the small portion that he’s asking for the center to have where he can sell some T-shirts and sandwiches, it’s going to cut down on traffic. To come to this property and visit it for just an hour or two isn’t real practical because it’s huge, and what it has to offer is huge. So people can grab some sandwiches there or something to eat, that’s just going to cut way down on that traffic situation. And I, just to touch on, as a developer any time you can cut down on traffic it’s just advantageous. And with busses to be able to bus people in there would really cut down on that. So I hope you can take a look at that and sympathize with that.It cuts down on fumes and gas and just the traffic. But thank you for your time. It has been great to just come and watch this Council (sic). I did this all the time in Oregon as a developer. So you guys have great principles and convictions and it’s just a privilege and honor to sit in on it. This is the first I’ve done it in Hawaii. 11 EXHIBIT B