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ALAMEDA:Thank you, sir. Please state your name and address for the record. TYLER:Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Hawai i County Planning Commission and staff. My name is Curtis Tyler. My mailing address and residence address is 73-1305 Hiolani Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawai i 96740-9344. I had no idea this item was going to be on your agenda this morning. I didnt see it in the newspaper, I didnt see it in the notice. Mr. Chairman, may I ask a question? When was this added to the agenda? This morning? ALAMEDA:Staff? HAYASHI:It was published in the newspaper about two weeks ago. TYLER:The addendum? This, it was published? HAYASHI:Yes. TYLER:My apologies. I didnt see it. Im sorry. ALAMEDA:You may proceed with your testimony. TYLER:Okay. Well, as I say, I didnt see it. I came for another item; but when I heard about this and heard the testimony that was just provided to you, I had to step forward and testify on this. This is a matter that is going to have substantial impact, in effect, on the publics use and access to the Judd Trail. And I dont know how many of you in this room or this group have ever had a chance to go on the Judd Trail, but it is a very substantial trail. It has been in existence long before Mr. Judd worked on the Trail and improved it in approximately 1848. This Trail does not end at Ahu-a-Umi, as Mr. Moore represented. It goes to Hilo, for those of you from Hilo. Its a very, very substantial trail. And for people to come forward here and to say that this Trail no longer, portions of it no longer exists on this property, theyre not going to allow public access, its not suitable for public use, and to debate the issue of public property held in trust by the State, by the State Historic Preservation Officer, Mr.Young, without anybody from the State here, it seems to me to be premature, at the very least premature. I was one of the individuals who was interviewed by Liz Gregg. I was interviewed on March th 17 regarding preparation of a cultural impact statement. She assured me that I would have a copyofmy,ofthetranscriptofmytestimonyandacopyoftheCISsoIcouldreviewit.Ihave never heard from them from that day to this. And I think any decision-making on this project todayispremature,atbest.Youvedebatedsomeconditionshereandthere,butImusttellyou that the public has a right to use this Trail. This Trail is protected, its existence and its use is protectedunderSection7oftheHawai iStateConstitution.Andtodebatewhetherornotthe Trail exists is to go and rehash what happened at Oceanside 1250 over about a 20-year period; andIthinkthecourthasbeenveryclearonthat.AndImnotheretospeakagainstthisproject. Im here to speak for this Trail which belongs to all of the people of Hawai i Nei, not just Native 14EXHIBIT C