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There is a substantial cost, obviously. I think at that time it was about $15,000, which in my mind actually is, sounds like a lot of money. But to move a big tree is not a lot of money, those particular trees lend themselves to transplanting. And the other idea that we tossed around was the idea of taking cuttings from those same trees or airlayers and actually establishing a tree from that same, I guess a keiki tree from that same tree, across the street on the Banyan Drive side or the golf course side of the road. But I think ultimately the answer that we came up with was the idea of rededicating a new tree.That might be more appropriate in that setting, in that same person’s name. WOODWARD: Okay. Any further questions? Okay, any -? IWASHITA: Mr. Chair? WOODWARD: Yes, Commissioner Iwashita. IWASHITA: Going back to sidewalks, right now it’s not a full sidewalk, yeah. So is that going to be made a full sidewalk for improving pedestrian use? BISEL: Yes, the portion fronting the park will actually be totally redone and would become a complete sidewalk, and portions of it would feed down into the park. The original park plan actually had another portion of a sidewalk which was taken out in this latest scheme because we got permission from Public Works to actually look at the idea of redoing the sidewalks along Banyan Drive. And that allowed us to remove a portion of the sidewalk from within the Park, and that opened up more green space. And that was one of the concessions or one of the changes that was entertained in the latest site plan. But the new sidewalks will be full sidewalks. IWASHITA: Okay. One other? WOODWARD: Okay. IWASHITA: I noticed in the description of the use it’s swimming, and bathing, and boating. There’s nothing in there about standup surf board paddling. And I think, I don’t know, driving around town nowadays like that’s, it seems like it’s really a booming kind of use. Is that going to, and I’ve actually done standup paddle in the bay. So, I don’t know, is that addressed in any way? BISEL: I don’t think standup was actually as hot as it is right now at the time that we did this plan, but I don’t see why it would be treated any differently than launching a kayak or any other means of -. IWASHITA: I guess I’m just thinking -. BISEL: Means of -. IWASHITA: Like Ala Moana has issues now with swimmers and standup; and I don’t know if there’d be any conflict in terms of people in the water. 8 EXHIBIT C