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RHO: And attached to that letter, at least my copy, there are two old letters from th the Department of Transportation, one dated May 11 and the other one dated September 2, 2005, May 11, 2005 and September 2, 2005. MIRANDA: Yes. RHO: And then following that is the letter from the Department to you dated September 17, 2004. MIRANDA: Yes. RHO: And on the first paragraph of that letter it talks about in the last sentence it is, “It was also observed that you have paved the entry roadway leading into the contractor’s yard with asphalt concrete, connecting to Highway 19.” And if you look at the second page the corrective action No. 4 it reads “Submit and receive all necessary governmental approvals for connecting the asphalt concrete” etc. And you’re telling us today that what they’re describing in these letters doesn’t exist or doesn’t violate or doesn’t touch the highway or whatever you’re trying to tell us? Cause I really don’t understand that. But what I do understand is that there are at least three letters that mentioned the connection to the State Highway, two of them from the State Transportation and one from the Director. And this goes back to September 2004; and I still don’t have a clear explanation as to exactly what or what condition there is at that highway that the Transportation Department as well as this Department is objecting to. So I guess if I had gotten a letter like that I would have tried to respond and explain this away so that it’s on record that I responded. But in my view the record is that you haven’t responded. So when you say to us that you responded to everything, I take exception to that, especially in this specific item; and it is a very specific item. Whether you agree with it or not, it’s documented in these three letters. And I don’t see a response from you in writing explaining this thing to them so that they don’t write letters like this. You know what I mean? If you took care of it, they won’t write about this any more. But in their mind the problem still exists. So do you have a response to all of what I just said? MIRANDA: You know, the inspector came out, I talked to him on the site at two different occasions. And it seemed like their concern was, as I said, it’s like their main concern is not tracking any gravel or mud onto the State Highways, just for safety reasons. And I think I did all of that. And if you drive from here to Waimea, you’ll find a lot of roads that are not paved, people tracking mud and gravel onto the highway, and nothing is being done. But they’re not the people under the fire. I guess I am. And I think I’ve done everything. And it comes from the State Department of Transportation, whoever the, one from the boss in Honolulu whoever signs the letter. And the inspector that comes out, you know, his name is not even on the thing. He’s the one that I talked to and he’s the one that saw everything. And one of the main concerns was also having any water that would run off my road onto the State Highways. And I tell them come there and see when it’s raining. There’s not one inch of water that runs off the roadway in my place to the State Highways. It’s all the water from the State Highway. And my water runs off in the pasture. WATANABE: May I, you had a follow-up? EXHIBIT A 6