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WATANABE: Yeah, please. May I? RHO: Yes. WATANABE: Okay. So – let me see if I’m getting this correct – you are saying that it’s zoned 5-acre, but because it’s a Planned Unit Development, that these 7 houses or 6 houses could be congregated in one particular area of this 37.8-acre parcel. YUEN: That can be done with a Planned Unit Development, yes. WATANABE: Okay. RHO: Commissioner Woodward. WOODWARD: I’d like to know -, and maybe Jeff can answer this question. Hello, Jeff. How many lots are there above this area? And how many lots have been -, do you have any idea how many of these lots have been built upon? You know, cause the concern we have here is, okay, runoff and so on and so forth, damage to the coral, and some kind of specious arguments about ciguatera poisoning and all that sort of nonsense. But it looks to me like that area is already developed up above. And I don’t know how many homes are up there, but it wouldn’t sound to me like putting 25 more in this area is going to make a big difference. That’s just kind of my gut feeling. But do you know how many homes are up in that area? DARROW: Unfortunately, specifically I don’t. I mean, it would be a guess and probably a bad guess. I believe the Planning Director would have a better guesstimate as to how many houses, and maybe even the applicant in regards to -. I haven’t been out in this particular area in quite a while. WOODWARD: Okay. DARROW: Sorry about that. RHO: Director, do you have a comment about -, or an estimate? YUEN: Well, Kohala Ranch has 477 lots. Kohala Estates, I don’t have a number in my head but fewer than Kohala Ranch. There is an urban area where kind of -, the green area between the two blue areas is an urban area in Kohala Ranch, and it has a lot of potential for development. So it’s true that there is a lot of potential for development in that area mauka; and that is a concern. I wouldn’t minimize the importance of doing what we can on the coastal property. As far as how many houses are built, I don’t have a figure for that. I know -, I had a figure of 60 in Kohala Ranch roughly 5 years ago. I think it’s under a quarter built up. Kohala Estate is probably a little more built up as a percentage than Kohala Ranch. The urban area in Kohala Ranch is not built. There may be a couple of houses in there; it basically hasn’t been developed. WOODWARD: So maybe 200 homes up in that area. Is that a rough guess? EXHIBIT A 27