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VITOUSEK:No, thank you. FUJIKAWA:Okay, thank you very much. Is there a motion to recommend mediation? SPRINGER:From the discussion that Ive heard, it seems as though that thats a standard operating procedure for the parties to engage in discussions such as that. OTOOLE:Well, I just dont, they may go ahead and do it anyway. I guess what Im hearing is that they would like some kind of statement from the Commission that the Commission would also like to see that happen. SPRINGER:Okay. Mr. Chair, I move that the Hawaii County Planning CommissionencouragethepartiesinthisapplicationbyMarkFabyonic,SMA04-005,to enter into mediation before the formal contested case proceedings begin. FUJIKAWA:Do I hear a second? ALAMEDA:Second. FUJIKAWA:Motion made by Commissioner Springer, seconded by Alameda, that this will be going through. Any question? Graham? GRAHAM:I just have one extra comment. I certainly support this motion, but I just want to indicate that from my own perspective of one who is really interested in the coastal resources and water quality that what weve received so far on this application is certainly not sufficient for me to proceed to any granting of SMA Permits. So that if the parties here all resolved it, yeah, its okay that we have a development of such and such a size and density, that wouldnt answer all my questions by any means. So I think the extra information to evaluate what has to happen in order to make this palatable to the Ocean community is going to have to come forward anyway. MATSUKAWA:Right. Thats correct. GRAHAM:So the mediation would not suffice. MATSUKAWA:Thats correct. FUJIKAWA:Okay. Thank you. VITOUSEK:Yeah, just by clarification, thats absolutely understood. The Commission retains separate discretion to grant or deny the permit, regardless of what happens in mediation. FUJIKAWA:Springer, you have a question? 26