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IWASHITA:Im generally aware in the past there was an issue about the Mauna Lani, Malulani, Im sorry, Road, Roadway. And, I, so Im has all of that been resolved in terms of-. I dont know if there was threatened litigation or actual litigation involved in that whole, how that was done and the owners of Mauna Lani had issues with the use of what they perceived as their subdivision road. WHEELOCK:Commissioner Iwashita thank you for the question. There was litigation. It was commenced in Judge Ibarras court by the concerned citizens of Malulani Gardens group, which was a non-profit group, organized to fight the Lowes project, which was built below this project. The access off of Queen Kaahumanu Highway which is currently known as Malulani Drive was the only access lot that the State DOT when they built that road back in the I guess the 80s to serve both the property that is now Malulani Gardens, the Kanuha property, which is the 70 acres immediately north of Malulani Gardens and between our project and them, and our project.AsyouprobablyknowStateDOTtriestolimitaccesstothehighway.Sofromthevery beginning I was with Hawaiian Development Corporation at that time and they sold the 24 acres to Brian Cook that became Malulani Gardens. That was always intended to be the access road for the Kanuha property and this project. We obtained urban designation for the entire property in 1997, I think it went on to rezone the lower portion to commercial in 1998. During that period of time Malulani Gardens was under development and many of the people who had bought their homes later in the stage were not aware from I guess the developer didnt tell them or whatever. They were not aware that it was zoned commercial or that that road was going to be extended. When the Lowes project commenced construction there was a lot of shock and consternation expressed on their behalf. After numerous meetings and discussions various resolutions of some of the issues were made. The resolution to the roadway had to go through the legal channels. There was 2 arbitrations. First arbitration was about ownership of the road and the arbitrator ruled that Brian Cook and Hawaiian Development did have the right to build that road, use it and dedicate it. The second arbitration was about a residential use restriction that should be applied to that road. That arbitrator ruled that there was no residential use restriction. Many of the opponents from Malulani Gardens have become if not supportive of it theyve resigned themselves to the fact that that area is growing in accordance with the General Plan that was approved in 1971 urban expansion. Some of the residents have not resigned themselves to that and Im sure that youll hear their opinion later on. But, there is some concern from some of the residents there about the use of that roadway. From a legal standpoint its my understanding its my understanding and belief that we have every right to use that road and we intend to do so. Does that answer your question sir? IWASHITA:So the litigation has ended? WHEELOCK:Yes. IWASHITA:Thank you. GRAHAM:Thank you Mr. Wheelock. Any other Commissioners have questions for the applicant? Commissioner Springer? EXHIBIT E 7