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provided most of the information maybe I just kind of want to provide some history behind the <br /> whole project. But being behind this whole development in this particular area. <br /> So, it was actually started by this guy named Marcus Bender and he had several different company <br /> names. But when they first developed Mr. Bender started, you're too young Dennis, but if you <br /> remember Blue Moon. It was in the Kakaako area in Honolulu. So, he started the restaurant <br /> brewery and then subsequently he went into the water business so he founded or co-founded the <br /> Hawaiian Springs in this particular area. He purchased the property found out that the Artesian Well <br /> is great so, that's where the first bottling plant operation came about and, in the meantime, he kind of <br /> expanded his so-called interest in a different kind of beverage product. He went to Vietnam and <br /> started the Kai Vodka. So, from bottling to brewery to distill he covers the whole gamut. <br /> So, his vision was to see this particular area because of the great water source to have like a so-called <br /> beverage community. So, he had some Special Permit approved and all that stuff and in the <br /> meantime over time he's getting older, and he say like "I cannot do it already, I'm kind of tired." So <br /> along came Ke`Aloha Lani so they bought the three, the three parcels. They currently, Ke`Aloha <br /> Lani, they now produce this water bottle it's called Waiakea. The water comes from one of the <br /> operating wells on the property. The other well is for the Hawaiian Springs and then there's another <br /> well that's adjacent to where they want to construct their first warehouse bottling facility. There's a <br /> well over there, an operating well, permitted well. So, what they're doing right now is they are <br /> hauling the water and bringing it down to their bottling plant which is located on Kalanikoa Street <br /> near the swimming pool, Edith Kanaka`ole. Particularly they right in that area. So, that's where the <br /> bottling facility is in and obviously it's not a very efficient operation. <br /> So, what they want to do is kind of construct their own bottling plant over there and harvest the <br /> water right next to it and become much more efficient. They do have plans to drill for another well <br /> on the subject, on the site where the proposed bottling plant is going to be. So, they had a permit for <br /> that, but it was since expired so they're kind of trying to renew that. But that's kind of in a nutshell <br /> the overall background of the project and again Mr. Emmer and myself are here to answer any <br /> questions you may have. <br /> LIN: Thank you Mr. Fuke. My question will be it's been taking a long time for <br /> this, and several time extensions have already been requested. As far as I understand this approval, <br /> or this recommendation has no further time extensions. <br /> FUKE: That's fine. <br /> LIN: Yeah. <br /> FUKE: Because actually they're ready to get started on the first building and <br /> consisting with the last time extension but they know that they were not going to be able to complete <br /> and operate it by March of this year. So, obviously they had to apply for an extension. So, they <br /> have the plans prepared, they're ready to submit for building permit, they already have their grading <br /> permit issued. So, with this approval and hopeful approval then their goal is to start the construction <br /> and relocate their bottling facility to the subject site. <br /> 4 <br /> EXHIBIT D <br />