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think the Department of Education is in chaos and they don’t’ know what they want to do now. I don’t expect any comments from you guys. That’s how I feel. RHO: Okay, well, I don’t think the Commissioners have any other questions. So if you can step back and -. MELROSE: Thank you very much for this opportunity. Aloha. RHO: Thank you. PISICCHIO: Thank you very much. RHO: We have testimony from the public. And I have a list – we have more than this number of people – we have about nine.We have more than nine in the audience; so if you want to testify, you need to please sign up with the secretary here on my left. In the meantime, can I call up Steven Lim, Mikahala Roy and Lily Kong, and also Diane Gaylord and Eva – I’m not sure how to pronounce your last name; so I won’t massacre it. So again, Steve, Mikahala, Lily Kong, Dian Gaylord and Eva. And since I know you, Steve, you’ll have to start. You’ll be the first to start, and if you can just go ahead and give us your name and your mailing address, and then proceed with your testimony. LIM: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I’m Steve Lim. My mailing address is 121 Waianuinui Avenue in Hilo, 96720. I’m here today personally and as a representative of one of my clients, Hualalai Partners of Kona. Well, I’ve submitted written testimony on that specific case. However, I wanted to testify in general. I’ve gone through the Kona Development Plan, just skimming through; and it is a very impressive document. As compared with some of the other Community Development Plans that I’ve been looking at, this one has a lot of more substance and a lot more meat to it, I think. We in general have a good feeling towards where they are going. I think it addresses a lot of the issues that have been arising in North and South Kona. For regulatory purposes, which is often why I’m here in front of you, I want to ask that the definition of the Transit Oriented Development areas be clearly laid out as to how those operate. Those are, under this version of the Plan, going to be very regulatory items; and I know that they appear on your map as big blue or big pink circles. And I guess I’ll ask the Director if he can answer – I’m not sure how regulatory that is and how is that measured, you know; are those going to be interpreted like the LUPAG maps have been interpreted as a policy guide versus like a zoning issue? But that’s my major comment for today. Generally, I’ll be submitting a pile of testimony on the Hualalai Partners’ particular parcel, which relates to how you interpret the urban area as designated on the Kona land use plan. So thank you very much. I appreciate your time. RHO: Thank you. Before I actually get to the Director – and I’m not sure if he, or I should even permit him to answer the question because basically we should be asking questions of you and you should be sharing your ideas with us. But before I move onto Lily Kong, I just want to say that we would like you to limit your testimony to three minutes. I didn’t ask that of Mr. Lim not because I knew he wouldn’t go over three minutes, but because I just forgot. So, Lily, if you will kindly proceed with your name and address. EXHIBIT B 15