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RECHTMAN:That's correct. <br />VITOUSEK:And you did, in fact, prepare written testimony? <br />RECHTMAN:Yes, I did. <br />VITOUSEK:Okay. And, Madam Chairman, we had previously submitted <br />written testimony of Dr. Rechtman. He is here subject to cross-examination. However, <br />before, because there are a couple of additional matters, I would like to question him a <br />little bit about some supplemental work that he did after the date that his testimony was <br />submitted; and that, then we'll offer him for cross-examination <br />GIFFIN:Fine. <br />VITOUSEK:And then to that end, I would like to offer an exhibit, a <br />supplemental exhibit that is a copy of Dr. Rechtman's supplemental report on subsurface <br />investigation. If I don't have enough copies, I'm sorry, and I can get more copies made. I <br />have ten, I think. So, Dr. Rechtman, first the, your initial work relative to the property <br />was done in 2001, is that correct, August 2001? <br />RECHTMAN:Yeah, that's correct. <br />VITOUSEK:Okay. And so after August 2001, did you perform any further site <br />assessment of the property, and specifically in reference to a site assessment after some <br />of the vegetation of the property was moved? <br />RECHTMAN:Yes, I did. <br />VITOUSEK:Okay. Can you describe what you did and why? <br />RECHTMAN:As a result of the first study, which was included in the package <br />that you have, there was some comments made, both by the State Historic Preservation <br />Division and members of the community, relative to the potentials for subsurface remains <br />on the property. My initial assessment, as a result of my initi <br />that the likelihood of any subsurface remains was extremely minimal because of the <br />exposed bedrock all over the property and the fact that it had been graded before. But in <br />response to that, I went and did further -. We cleared the vegetation from the makai <br />portion of the property, there was all this cereus cactus, and put an excavation unit in by <br />hand in that part of the property, which is the only area that did have soil in it, perhaps <br />about four to five inches worth of soil. So we dug an archaeological systematic test unit <br />there and found no intact cultural deposits. The kinds of materials that came out, the <br />kinds of things that I would have expected having to digging a hole anywhere along Ali`i <br />Drive, a mixture of historic materials, and some shell and things like that. <br />18 <br /> <br />