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we’re supposed to be looking at here is the storage building, not any of the other, I mean, not the storage building, the office building, not any of the other impacts that the, where the access road is going to be, or anything like that. It’s not the kuleana of this Commission today. And because it’s going to be built or set up as a modular building within the pier area which is within the SMA, that’s why it has to come before us. So what I’m concerned about is that was your community informed when all the meetings were taking place about the 2010 master plan for the Harbor and the 2015 master plan for the Harbor? Was your community brought into the loop, and was your community brought into the loop by Mr. Terry and Geometrician when they were working on this plan? KAHAWAIOLA‘A: I will tell you this – basically because of the fact, I’ve only been the community president now there for about 7 or 8 years, so if it happened, and if it happened within the 7 or 8 years, no. I can’t speak for the predecessors that came before me in Keaukaha. But I can tell you from history I’m a life-long resident of Keaukaha that not too many things, whatever it does, the master plan for the airport didn’t involve us till 8 years later. So I’m assuming, and that’s with the respect to the DOT, I’m assuming if they did that no, we weren’t involved. Because I try to stay as active as I can within my community based on the fact that it is on Hawaiian Home. I as a community leader have taken advantage of the opportunity during the General Plan for Hilo itself; and till today I have not received responses about the General Plan, whether or not the General Plan includes the land that is involved that has the status of Hawaiian Home Lands. We’re not addressed in the General Plan. And when I say that the Hawaiian Home lands are not specifically addressed in the General Plan, and I can never get that, the County is working with an MOU and an MOA with Hawaiian Home, and is that -. Well, Mr. Torigoe and many of those in the Corporation Counsel know my position with that. So the General Plan has not addressed our community or any native Hawaiian community as far as that’s concern. Roads in limbo have not been addressed. We tried to -. It’s not that I don’t raise the question with them; but the answers I get whether it be just that it’s, it’s an issue beyond those that were there present that night. So I’m assuming that’s what’s happening here, that -. But I will make every effort to come before any Commission and the County Council to raise those questions. But I appreciate those facts, that if it’s not your kuleana then yes. But I need to know the next kuleana where it goes; and I’m assuming the County Council would -. SIRACUSA: I would suggest to Mr. Birney and the gentleman who made that presentation that the Harbor people in general, you know, start trying to include the Keaukaha community in their dialogue. I think that’s really important. I don’t think that’s something that, if that hasn’t been done, you know, in the past, I think they should start doing it now. There’s a community that’s impacted and they should be brought into the loop so that if you have concerns you can get together, sit down and talk about what you can do to mitigate. Right? At the same time, as I said, you know, we’re only here to discuss one modular building, and that’s our kuleana right now. And, obviously, the building itself is not going to be impacting you guys. It’s a pretty small building. It’s the other stuff that’s really bothering you; and I can understand that. So I hope that the people in charge of the Harbor will make every effort in the future to pull your community into the loop and to open dialogue with you. Thank you for coming in. KAHAWAIOLA‘A: Sure. I would appreciate it. And, again, I want the record to reflect that the Keaukaha community is not against this modular building being built. Okay? EXHIBIT B 8