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TYLER:Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the Planning Commission and staff, Director Yuen. Im Curtis Tyler, and I represent all these fine folks. I try todo so to the best of my abilities. And what you heard from them, with the exception of Hualalai Vistas being gated, is pretty much all true. And I dont know about the threats from Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith didnt threaten me. But I can tell him one thing, that if he threatened anybody that is my constituents, we got a big problem. So I hope thats not true. I hope thats not a true statement. I have no reason tobelieve it is except that some of these fine folks said so. Ill speak with Mr. Smith about that later. But Id like to start at the top of my notes which are copious here. Im really glad, Mr. Chairman, you gave me the opportunity to listen to my constituents. Ive heard from many of them before. I have not heard from all of these folks here today; and Ive certainly heard from others who are not here. They are painting a picture to you which is, unless you have been there and seen this place, you cannot possibly appreciate what theyretalkingabout.YoucannotappreciatetheinjusticethatthisCountyhasdoneto the residents who live along this road. This public road that has been public since the beginning, since the Highways Act, and which this County refuses, refuses to repair or maintain or even accept, despite what Mr. McClure said recently. And this is a gross injustice, absolutely gross. And these people have spent considerable sums because the County with their real property tax dollars has not spent a cent to help them out. Theyve had to spend their own money so they could have their own public health and safety taken care of. This is an abomination, absolute abomination. And for 8 years, almost 8 years I have gotten nothing from the previous administration or the current administration to reassure me that these people are going to get the service that they deserve and pay for on a public road. This is outrageous. Its only about 10 feet wide, but its a public road. We know that. They knew that. They arent expecting a public, you know, highway. Anyway, I just, I want to get across to you the importance of what theyre saying. And I want you to go there and see this for yourself. And Ill make some recommendations when Im done here, and, you know, admittedly, youre the recommending body. Myself and eight other persons are the ones that make the final decision. But you can really help us do our job if, you know, you address some of the concerns they have. And Im going to make some suggestions in light of what they said. Let me begin by saying that your documents do not contain diacriticals. The law of this County mandates you to use diacriticals whenever possible. And the reason I bring this up is not to open any wounds or create problems for you in a long day that youre having but because if the diacriticals were there, people would not be saying, Hualalai Road. It is not Hualalai Vistas or Hualalai Road. Its Hualalai, Hualalai. Okay? This is not Kona Town, Kona is a moku, Kona is a district. When we lose our place names, well have big problems, okay? And it just makes me, just makes me grind when I hear this Hualalai or Hualalai at Kaupulehu, you know? Put the diacriticals in and well all learn, be able to learn this better. Now, also, I would like to ask the Director to afford the staff, the opportunity to use power point. You have power point, you have maps, you have GIS, so that everyone can 25