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how under a tight timeframe now you guys are being really diligent about trying to get everything dealt with and all that. So I appreciate that but I still have a lot of concern and you know like Kate said just a few minutes ago, the planning process should never become an impediment, da, da, da , da, well- I cant buy into that at all. I think the planning process is real important and you know when I come in here; planning is the hat I wear regardless of my other stuff. Linda Lingles letter and Virginia Isbells letter and Angels letter, they all talk about the value of the school and I think you folks showed the values there but nobody is saying heres how were going to help you solve the problem with the traffic. So, I dont know what to say, other than, I feel like youve hit all the important issues and the important concerns but I feel like a traffic point of view its a poor location in the way it is right now. From land use point of view its fine. From wanting you guys to have the school its fine. And I know the timing is real important, so for myself or anybody else here to say no today, you get another chance next meeting and all but theres only 5 of us so youre going to be pushed back a month and so its easy to see its a decision that weighs heavy on us so please understand that. But, it is a real concernforme.Idont-giventhetrafficsituationinKonaIfeellikeeventhoughyoupaintas nice a picture as possible as well as an honest picture. You know, its still a real concern for me thats all. MR. WOERNER:Can I respond to that? GALDONES:Yes Mr. WOERNER, go ahead. MR. WOERNER:I understand what youre saying. I firmly believe that I have represented it fairly and I believe that if the schools there- once its there people will not even- its not going to be an issue. It will not- it will not cause concern. I have been working on that prop- on that site for the last month and a half and it is not a problem to turn into the right and to turn out at the right. It does take sometimes, 10 or 15 seconds to wait for a break. There is a natural break in traffic caused by the turn down from going north on Queen Kaahumanu Highway. The cars turn onto Hualalai Road going down into town and when the cars peel off for that theres a natural break. So that makes it fairly easy. Im- Im really, I cant tell you that it has not been a problem for me and Ive been going there everyday up to the property to work on the property. So Im- I know that theres this concern out there; that theres a kind of a fear thats been set up. I dont think its going to be there. I mean I just I really dont. And then, I think if you read the engineering study it really says that the problem is going to be for the parents. GALDONES:Ms. Jacobson. JACOBSON:Id like to respond to Mr. Grahams comment. Im sorry if I wasnt clear that what our position is is that we support land use planning wholeheartedly. And we believe that we are part of the infrastructure, we believe that we are part of the solution to- to some of the planning issues that are in front of the entire community. GALDONES:Mr. WOERNER are there- is there anything more that you would like to present before we open up for further questions? 11 EXHIBIT D