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that it should not be turned into a walking park like Liliuokalani Park or a picnic park. It should stay just the way it is. And as it is, it’s going to have problems. But if you put people out onto the street to park and get their kids to the water and their board to the water and the boat to the water, they’re going to get run over by the guys blazing up and down the street. And he’s, someone else is right, that people, generally speaking, inside the parking lot are very careful. You’ll see parents park with their car, kids swimming, watching closely. Somebody drives fast, they get yelled at. Thank you for your time. WOODWARD: All right, thank you. You had a question, Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess part of, you know, my observation, right, I guess my concern would be that, regarding your, you know, wanting to keep the continued access. Is that, you know, old trucks with leaking oil and stuff? JOHNSTON- KITAZAWA: Oh, may I please address that? IWASHITA: Yeah. JOHNSTON- KITAZAWA: Thank you for reminding me. Okay, the initial report by the consultant said the reason the boat, beach is being eroded is because of people putting their trailers in and out, and the reason the beach is being polluted is because cars driving on the coral parking lot are leaking oil. Do you know that that triple box culvert drains all of Banyan Drive right into Reeds Bay? And the real reason for the worst erosion on the beach is the water coming off Banyan Drive down the driveway carving a gully every time it rains, and when the County went, and puts the hoses down in the drain all this black sludge comes out into Reeds Bay. So I would say that, yes, an old truck could leak on the parking lot of Reeds Bay and its miniscule compared to everything else happening from Banyan Drive Road. Thank you. IWASHITA: Okay. What, I understand what you’re saying. You’re saying solve the big problem. But what I’m talking about is -. JOHNSTON-KITAZAWA: No, I’m sorry, no. I’m not saying it’s okay to have this problem because there’s a bigger problem. I’m just saying to use that as the excuse to close off the public access is kind of a, a bore. And to stop calling it, driving on the beach when it’s always been the parking lot, that’s kind of a sneaky word switch, too. IWASHITA: Okay, thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chair. WOODWARD: All right, thank you. Elfie Williams. WILKINS: Wilkins. WOODWARD: Wilkins, excuse me. All right. WILKINS: Hi. You want my -? 22 EXHIBIT C