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HOLMES:Im Steve Holmes and I own the property. I live at 78-. SPRINGER:Mr. Holmes. HOLMES:6701B as in Baker, 78-6701B. SPRINGER:We need to swear you in, sir. You need to give us your name and your residential address for the record before you testify. HOLMES:I see. SteveHolmes. Address is 78-6701B, as in Baker, and Alii Drive. I live just across and east of Ellen,where she lives. SPRINGER:Thank you, sir. Now you may proceed to answer, thank you. HOLMES:Yes, we-, my wife hasnt been up above the first floor for three years;andsowerestayingdownonthebottomfloor.IfImightcommentontheroad. The road has been there for I dont know how long years. Theres an old church on the south side of the property. And, when we fixed the access into this lot it was just opened up and laid out on the grade to get up to house level. And it isnt- the garage is about the same level as Ellens; and then you go up a little higher and you get to the back of the house. We had a lot of rain before Ellen came. We were building the house but the rock that is washing down the road and onto Alii Drive, theres a lot of this little buckshot rock thats been hauled in to level, but it almost floats. And it isnt our rock, we didnt put the rock down; and I have gone down to the highway on Alii many times and put stuff in some of the holes that were there. But, on the traffic, we have very little traffic up to our house where the bed and breakfast- where Ellen here, I dont know whether its a bed and breakfast, or holiday rental, or what it is, has ten times or more traffic than we have. They have five or six cars up there; and we have two, and one usually isnt running in the garage. To say I havent done anything, I have, I have done a lot. But a lot of it was prior to when Ellen had come, and there wasnt near the traffic. So that has a big bearing on the material thats washing into Alii Drive, has been hauled in or at least Id say 95% or better is- that rock almost floats. And when you get a heavy rain which we have there. it has to go someplace. And as far as the septic system I had the septic system approved, there was an inspector out there when we did the work, Ive got pictures, youre welcome to see them; and then I, I didnt know the fella that did the work, his name is Bill Devaney, didnt turn the completed records into the Department of Health. I called the Department of Health and I didnt know this till just while back because I knew everything was to specifications, and it would handle five bedrooms, we had four. And so, I called an Engineer and he said he would be glad to come out and, to check it, and if it meets with the approval there would be no problem with the septic. SPRINGER:Thank you, sir. Mr. Takemoto.