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that. And that would still give the cultural project some leeway, ’cause I don’t expect them to have 20 people at all times – not based on the testimony they provided. And I’m wondering if we could craft something like that, and that would work to the satisfaction of the people that are currently testifying. GRAHAM: Mr. Yuen? YUEN: The only thing that I would suggest -. Let me look at the existing Conditions just a minute, and the proposed -. You know, what I was going to say is a condition that says that they shall not have any functions that require off-street parking. And the reason is that – I think it’s reasonable that they would – what they have already proposed is a pretty low- key project. The one issue that could cause a problem would be some kind of special event where you would attract a lot of people, and there is no place for people to park for that kind of event, and I’d ask the Applicant on this. But I don’t see something that really quite says that, so that’s what I would say. And as far as people coming back and forth, you know, we are talking about a project that is pretty limited in scope. There are hundreds of people going in and out every day of the area; people go to see Kealakekua Bay, they go to the heiau. We are looking at a project that is trying to preserve a very important part of the cultural heritage of the area, and adding very, very limited traffic flow as far as I can see. So I don’t know that there is really much that we need to do. I’d like to look at the Conditions, and see if there is something more specific about off-site parking. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Yuen. Thank you, Mr. Emler. I think you folks may go back now, and we’ll call up the Applicant again, if he has any comments to make on what we’ve heard. Mr. Kane, if you’d like to come forward and you can just respond to what you’ve heard since you went back, as you wish. KANE: I foresee no situation in which the property itself could not handle the cars of visitors to the property. So I see no need for any road-side parking.There is a state parking area at the landing, which is just very short walk away from the subject property. And that is open to the public; it’s public parking. GRAHAM: Good. Thank you. I know the Planning Director suggested that one alternative would be to make a condition saying you wouldn’t have any functions there that require any off-street parking.Would that be an acceptable condition to you in regard to this? KANE: Okay, now by “off-street parking”, do you mean parking along the side of the road? GRAHAM: I think that’s what it means, where you are not parking in the designated state place or the -. Any of your own parking plots -. KANE: Oh, yes. We are talking about a 2-acre property. We foresee no situation in which the 2 acres could not handle a special event properly of our parking. EXHIBIT A 8