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if this is not going to be implemented. Obviously, itÓll be a major problem for this project if it, if that is implemented on the property; and it would take the condemnation action to do so. However, I am concerned about approving development for properties on a piecemeal basis when we donÓt know what the alternative is to that drainage master plan that was prepared in Ó94. ARAI:Mr. Chairman, within Condition J, the Applicant further suggested an amendment regarding the submittal of the drainage study and r recommend submittal prior to issuance of Final Plan Approval. We would disagree with that suggested amendment simply because we donÓt know what the drainage study will recommend. It could recommend improvements that would substantially alter, that could substantially alter the layout of the project site. So we prefer to know what the findings of the study is prior to them submitting plans for Plan Approval recommendations of the drainage study can be incorporated within the Plan Approval review process. GALDONES:Mr. Lim? LIM:I guess our response is that to some degree I think you have to trust the developer to design a project that heÓs going to make money on, and heÓs not going to design the project without knowing what the answer is on this drainage master plan. And I think that all weÓre asking for is to be able to process the assessment on the drainage alongside with the Plan Approval with the Planning Department. And if it turns out that the Public Works Department says you have to do two sedimentation basins then, obviously, weÓre not going to be able to get approval of the Final Plan Approval. But, you know, on our side of the table, whatÓs going on our side is that we have, at that point, determined that the drainage study is going to show that we donÓt have to do the sedimentation basins, and thatÓs why weÓre going to go into the time and expense of preparing the detail plans for the project. So, you know, I think thereÓs always a check- and-balance. And, so weÓre not going to be designing something that the Public Works Department is not going to approve. GALDONES:Commissioner Fujikawa? FUJIKAWA:I have a question for Mr. Lim. Your Applicant has a civil engineer present? LIM:ThatÓs correct. FUJIKAWA:Can he address this matter on your behalf? LIM:Well, I can tell you generally what he would say is that the 1994 study was based on an area-wide drainage study that didnÓt take into account the things like weÓre showing you on this tax map and that, you know, we think that the area, the study area was too wide. And he didnÓt, they didnÓt, it was like an overall Kailua-Kona Master Plan type of a study but it didnÓt actually go into the nitty gritties of calculating 26