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and a lot of it does go in. But in Kona it’s not really well understood as to where all of this goes – and all the islands for sure. But within a mile there is a potential risk that some of that can get into the ocean. So what the policy does call for is either to hook up into an either County or private sewage treatment system or to provide an equivalent level of treatment. So it does take the County taking a stance pushing it further than what DOH may require to require that you either hook up or provide a comparable treatment before it’s discharged. RHO: And I’ll stop with the third or fourth question. One is this Kona Cultural Resources Committee. And you have a couple of committees, I guess; you have a Kona Design Center – maybe that’s not a committee. But in my reading I got this feeling that the committee would be exclusive instead of inclusive. So can you comment on that? And if my memory is correct, it’s like you have to be or you would be a kamaaina, a long-time resident of Kona, to be appointed, or on this committee, two would be selected or recommended by each Council person and one from the Mayor – I think that’s what it refers to, right, this Resources Committee? PISICCHIO: It would be a Cultural Resources Committee specifically to address cultural resources, and it would be residents of North and South Kona, and it would be under the Planning Department. And the concept is that you would be accepting applications, reviewing applications from people that would have that specific interest. So I think that is really, would be the direction we’re taking selecting the people. People that would demonstrate through their interest and becoming a member of this committee that preservation of cultural resources would be their primary concern in serving. RHO: Right, but I think that, when I read it anyway, I got the impression that it specifically sets out criteria for being on this committee, which excludes some people, not because they are not interested, not necessarily because they don’t reside presently in Kona; but I think the word “kamaaina” is used. But again, I mean you don’t have to -, I just wanted to know what your response was to that, and maybe we can all look at that again. Commissioner Domingo. DOMINGO: I think by definition kamaaina means people who have been living here long enough. Maybe we say manahini is somebody just got off the plane today or yesterday. But I think it’s meant to be overall inclusive – anybody. You know, I’m appalled by this letter that is directed to our Planning Director from the Department of Education – and I don’t know if you folks had a copy of that – it says that “Mr. Yuen: The Department of Education has reviewed the draft Kona Community Development Plan and offers the following comments:” – now listen to this – “The DOE would have been happy to share with the Plan’s developers our plans for future school facilities within the Kona districts. In many cases, our plans include future schools in the neighborhoods and regional centers identified in the Plan’s ‘Official Kona Land Use Map.’” You know, it was, as I try to understand this comment, if it was as critical as he tried to make it sound, why didn’t they come in to the planning meetings and express themselves? You know, I live in Hamakua along the Hamakua coast. We are faced a problem of some of the schools having a possibility of closing because of lack of enrollment; you know, the DOE is doing that. So in my opinion as I look at all this, I EXHIBIT B 14