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ISHIBASHI: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Once we close that bay, that sandy area, you guys going to <br />pave that over with more sand or -? How you guys going to fix that when we cannot park there <br />any more? So, how you guys going fix that area? What materials? <br />BISEL: I can talk to that. I think the intent right now is to reutilize the existing material that’s <br />there. That material is all fill material that was dredged from the, when the breakwater was <br />constructed. And so that’s all placed material. Right now it’s very compacted, it has got a lot of <br />larger chunks of coral in it. It also does have some basalt stone in there. So the idea was, it <br />would be to kind of loosen that up, take out the larger material, but try to utilize as much of the <br />existing material that’s currently on site. So it wouldn’t be paved. <br />ISHIBASHI: So you’re going to make, create one sandy beach, clean it up a little bit and -? <br />KOMATA: Well in the past, we have a standing approval from the Department of the Army to <br />go in and remove rocks from the water using, you know, hand, hand-power, no equipment. So <br />we’ve been doing that from time to time. As part of this project, like Leonard said, the coral, I <br />believe, we’re calling to have that crushed into a finer material, try to enhance the beach a little <br />bit, as much as we would be allowed without having to get a beach replenishment permit. At the <br />inception of the project, the Department did inquire with DLNR’s OCCL to see what the <br />likelihood of getting a beach replenishment project going as part of this project. And there were <br />a lot of hurdles. It was almost, I believe it was impossible at that time because Hilo Bay is <br />impaired, classified impaired waters. And they don’t allow beach replenishment, they didn’t <br />allow. We haven’t checked on that recently. I know the Planning Department has someone in <br />their office that specializes in pursuing these kinds of projects, beach replenishment projects. So <br />it’s something we want to look at because that was always part of the original intent. We could <br />just never go after that -. <br />ISHIBASHI: Good. <br />KOMATA: You know, realistically. <br />ISHIBASHI: I think that’s great we’re going to fix that bay, it’s great. So my concern with the <br />boat launching and the kayak launching was that if we’re going to fix that place and we’re going <br />to allow cars for drive in, that’s defeating the purpose. So that’s why what, well, he said the <br />other side, that would be one good one to launch the boats. But if we’re going to fix that place <br />good, let’s, you know, keeps the cars out, keep the cars out. That’s great. Thank you. <br />WOODWARD: Let me just ask Mr. Komata, have you receive a copy of the recommendation <br />and conditions and are those satisfactory to you? <br />KOMATA: Yes, we have and, yes, they are. <br />WOODWARD: Okay, very good. Any further questions? Okay -. <br />AU: Commissioner -? <br /> 6 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />