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path that was cut. So the majority of that walkway was where we were hauling material back.
<br />We had our trucks parked right here when we were clearing the property. This property line is
<br />right along the tree line. So we think that we can, you know, again, with some work, and again,
<br />not major work Î we are talking about clearing vegetation. It looks horrible. ThereÓs down
<br />kiawe trees and some loose rocks on the ground, and that is what the area that we cleared looked
<br />like. So by cutting those trees, removing it, moving some of the loose rocks, we feel that we can
<br />accommodate a reasonable, safe walking hiking trail through the area.
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<br />The area that there is a problem with is right in here. And again, there is an about four-, five-foot
<br />erosion wall. And we can, again, weÓre willing at that point -. And thereÓs, in this area thereÓs
<br />another maybe 150 feet of area where you are right on the boundary. And to the extent that the
<br />improvements need to be within our property, we are willing to accommodate it there. The rest
<br />of it, we feel strongly, we are willing to take the risk that it can be accommodated in the front
<br />piece.
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<br />Along here, you know, if, right now the trail comes up, and really you would be, the trail guys
<br />would be shaking hands with our diners the way this is laid out. If that is the only reasonable
<br />way to accommodate it, weÓre willing, what we are looking at doing is actually, you know,
<br />thinking about we need to get an engineer on board, do some work right in here to lower some of
<br />the rock, build it up a real small retaining wall, again, within our property, that you could
<br />accommodate that pathway that gets you up to this corner, and that then gets you into the, again,
<br />the Coast Guard site. And we donÓt presume that that is an appropriate trail. I mean that the
<br />Coast Guard would have to work with that, and again -. But we feel that, and we are willing to
<br />take the risk and work with the Planning Director and DLNR. Again, our landlord has to agree
<br />to it in finding an accommodation. And I think we have some language that we are willing to go
<br />with. IÓm sorry. And I already mentioned Manny.
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<br />BOWMAN: I just have a question. I know that youÓve worked on the drawings, and you
<br />mentioned that you have a lot more parking stalls than required. Would an alternative be to
<br />move the restaurant towards the road and not have those parking stalls? Just an idea.
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<br />B. MOORE: Yes, itÓs in our option, but it probably is not very viable. And you know, again, itÓs
<br />one of those things everything is interrelated. We have a little drainage way that we have to
<br />accommodate, and we have to accommodate that, and that affects our, you know, how we treat
<br />this area in front of the restaurant. Handicap parking engineering drives everything. So the
<br />moment we start moving back a little bit, everything raises a little bit because we donÓt have
<br />enough room. Our fill costs a lot, retaining walls go up. So you know, there is a, itÓs not, if this
<br />were a flat piece of land and all that there was was a parking decision, then we could make a
<br />business decision on that. But what we want is as much parking as possible. But it is not a flat
<br />piece of land; we go from 30 feet above sea level in this corner to about nine feet in here. And
<br />so that has to be accommodated Î our driveway access or slopes a
<br />really difficult, which is why, as I indicated, if that pathway is where we have to keep it, it starts
<br />pushing everything up and all the numbers change Î everything changes.
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<br />And I do want to mention, if I can. Kevin, can you -? I know he hasnÓt been sworn in, but -.
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