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So I don’t necessarily think that you can say that, from the outset, the condition was violated. It was all part of the original contemplated agreement between the parties. The quarry would operate for a period of time and then end and be restored to the open space purposes. Finally, with respect to the Supreme Court case that Mr. Kornberg had mentioned, that Supreme Court case, first of all, doesn’t change the fact that the proposed use conflicts with this long-term vision, which is what you’re here to make a recommendation on. Secondly, the case that he mentions is a case named Fong v. Hashimoto. And that case deals with one theory of enforcement that is available to the Waikoloa Development Company and its affiliates; and it deals with this one theory in very narrow circumstances. The Fong case was an action by a mauka landowner against his makai neighbor to enforce certain height restrictions on building. Fong, who was trying to enforce those restrictions, was not the original beneficiary of the covenants on which he was trying to rely. And, so, it was incumbent on him in that Fong case to establish his rights to enforce it. We don’t have that situation here because the deed restrictions in question run to the benefit of my clients, they’re the named beneficiaries. So I don’t think that that case should be dispositivefor you. In addition, there are other legal theories which would permit us to enforce the deed restrictions. The questions that I have here today for the Waikoloa Village Association is what prompts this 180 degree reversal from the vision of these lands if they were to be originally used for open space purposes. You have before you a copy of the deed. And I believe the Village Association signed that deed so they can’t claim ignorance of what they were getting. That really is all I have to say, unless there are questions. FUJIKAWA:Any questions, Commissioners, to Mr. Yuen? Go ahead, Springer? SPRINGER:Thank you. With regard to your discussion of open space and the citations from the General Plan regarding that open space perhaps being complementary to urban development, what use does your client envision for the former quarry site in its, now that it has fallen into disuse? L. YUEN:My clients don’t own this piece of property any longer. But what we had always envisioned was that this entire buffer area be exactly that and serve as recreation space and, you know, open grasslands to provide an open area, and to preserve use for the Waikoloa Village. SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? FUJIKAWA:Go ahead. 12