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I was kind of looking, its interesting to hear you talk about the viewplane because I was trying to think how thats going to affect our viewplane. I think in Kohala Waterfront theres a little bit different topography there than what there is where we are. And youre talking about it does drop off from the highway, but theres a lot of growth there. And Im a little concerned about, you know, the role in here and stuff, and what youre talking about, what is going to be the basis for the 25-foot height and if people are going to come in. And Im not sure if Kohala Waterfront if theyre two-story homes or if theyre just really huge and they look that way, but Id want to make certain that that doesnt happen. Theres a lot of construction thats going on on this island. I personally think a lot of it is too much too fast. I appreciate Mr. Graham concerns about the viewplane and how these things are going to be affected and whether someone else takes over this subdivision or not. About a year and a half ago the buzz words were tax revenue and planned growth. And I have really started questioning both of these things. I look at our roads, the schools, the police, the fire, Kawaihae Harbor, in the disarray that its in and other matters, and I question the use of what is going on on this island. I think with regard to planned growth we have plenty of subdivisions that are either being built currently or theyre permitted to be built. I think something that is really interesting is, and it came up earlier today, that these are taken away, beaches, parks, trails that families have used for years and for which many of the visitors come to this island. Were lacking on our infrastructure and yet the building and the rezoning continue to go on. With regard to what I think I heard you say that its going to be County water, but Ive heard many instances whether its County or private that people are concerned about water. They recently had a PUC hearing up in Waimea. People were concerned because Kohala Ranch Water Company, when they bought their homes or lots there, they were told that theres plenty of water. Now all of a sudden they want to raise their rates and theyre saying theyre not sure about whether theyd be getting water. People are saying youre going to be building your golf course, and youre going to be building more homes there, how youre going to handle it? I would think that although there are not a lot of homes planned for this subdivision, most likely the size of these homes and the landscaping that are going to be done is going to be taking use of that water. I dont know if people who are going to be in these homes are going to be there full- time or if theyre just going to be there two or three months out of the year, in which case theyre still going to be watering their plants; and that is taking water away from the people who are there on a day-today basis. Questions have also arisen, and this is a big concern of mine, about building, especially building on the coast. There has been a lot of areas that theyre questioning about the runoff, whether its golf courses or homes and fertilizing whatever. And theres a place down there, I believe its by Spencer, where theyve said that the algae has been killed off from the rocks. The honu, thats where they eat, thats where theyve live. And there are concerns about whats going on there. Youalsomentioned,Ithink,somethingaboutthreeparkingspaces.Thisiswhatishappeningto alotofthebeachesonthisisland-ifyoudontgetdowntosomeofthesebeachesatacertain timeyoudontgetonthebeach.Andtherearealotoffamilieswhotrytogettheirkidsready-. IfyougodowntoMaunaKea,orMaunaLani,orsomething,KuaBay,theresonlyacertain amountofparkingspaces.Anditwouldseemtomethatwhetherthesearecliffsorhikingareas wherethesubdivisionis,ifyouonlyhavethreeparkingspacesthatdoesnotseemtobealotof availabletopeople. Iwouldaskthatyouholdoffongrantingthispermitandpossiblyothersuntilwegetahandleon what is happening on the Big Island There are many community groups that have gotten together -- North Kohala, Waimea, Kona, South Kona -- and theyre doing a lot of research, and theyre finding out a lot of things and coming up with a lot of facts; and people are actually getting involved, more so than they have in the past. And I think it makes sense to get all the 12