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lands owes a fiduciary duty to the trust beneficiaries in its managementof public lands. The proposed rezoning is in furtherance of DLNRs efforts to put its lands to the highest and bestuse and maximize revenues for the trust. So I guess without trying to parse the words you know like Bill Clinton or something. It sort of sounds like the DLNR is saying that our best use for public duty for the public benefit of the people of the State of Hawai i is to maximize the revenues from our lands which feels to me is a little bit amiss if thats the case but Im probably reading more into it than what was intended so I wish youd comment on that statement a little bit please. GALDONES:Mr. Chun will you be responding to this? CHUN:Yes I will. GALDONES:Could I have you sworn in then? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth? Couldyoupleaseraiseyourrighthand?Doyouswearoraffirmtotellthetruthonthismatter now before the Hawai i County Planning Commission? CHUN:I do. GALDONES:Could you please state your name and your residence address? CHUN:Keith Chun. 3432 Oahu Avenue, Honolulu, 96822. GALDONES:You may proceed. CHUN:Okay. I think as the manager of the public trust, similar to maybe a lot of the other trust that you know. Theres a lot of missions we have public resources which we manage. We also have I guess a duty as well as to maximize use of the land or generate revenues to help support some of the other functions. You know if you look at some of the other trusts for example Kamehameha School Bishop Estate you know they invest their funds, use their lands to generate revenues to support some of their other programs and this is one of ours. GALDONES:Commissioners any further questions of the applicants? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Just you know since Im familiar with the area since I live out that part of the island you know its all kind of kiawe growth there now. I remember when the old feed lots were around that area and its the road is relatively close to the ocean there. Theres not a long distance and I know the canoe clubs activities are down below. Anyway, it struck me, as first impression was that its very inappropriate place for an industrial zone or a commercial zone. That stuff that would be better on the mauka side. But then again I see the letter in support from the Kawaihae Canoe Club which is the most impacted public people down there. Im just wondering if the other public bodies, public interest bodies like the boating club, then like surfers down there were they contacted were they part of any discussions that you had with the community before when you brought these plans forth? EXHIBIT B 4