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it’s cheaper than the gas, but now the diesel is more expensive than the gas. So, you know, I mean, the cost of our electricity, and having this type of house built is really important to our resources. And water is one that is very important. It’s getting to be more expensive. Being in the beginning stages of this, I just think that their community awareness is something that they’ve really wanted to be a lot of emphasis on to allow people to share their feelings about it and to see how great a LEED project is. We have a Waikoloa area that’s coming up. There were large parcels of land up there that the Waikoloa Development actually put on the market. And I know of one gentleman that was a bomb sweeper walking through there, and he’s like, how am I going to afford something like this, I’d have to pay three or four hundred dollars a month in electricity bill and gas bills. And I’m like, you know, there’s other ways of cutting back. And for us to have the properties already built with the LEED program in place, I think, is very important. And I do believe that it will attract people to the island that are going to also be resourceful. Going green is number one to me. I live in a rainy area, and I have three tubs outside and that waters my animals. You know, it’s not all that sunny up there because you have a lot of cloud, but, you know, that’s where we get our water from, is Kaloko. You know, there’s a lot of water storage up and down the mountain over there. And the infill, I was glad to hear about it today.I think that that’s very important. I have not seen the updated village plan. I’m looking forward to being at that meeting later on today. And I think the small commercial that comes up within our community also needs to have to meet the LEED, the LEED example, and everybody gets on using our sun as a major generator for our energy here. I’d really like to see more of it. Thanks. RHO: Thank you. Questions? If not, Mikahala, can you begin with your name and mailing address. Thank you. ROY: My name is Mikahala Roy, P.O. Box 596, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Distinguished Members of the Hawaii Planning Commission: Aloha Kakou. I am Mikahala Roy, President of Kulana Huli Honua, a Hawaii non-profit organization based here at Kamakahonu, Hawaii. Here at Kamakahonu is where our inherited purposes for existence as an organization finds nurturance. Here is Ahu‘ena Heiau, restored temple of Kamehameha the Great, the Hawaiian Kingdom’s first capital. Kulana Huli Honua’s mission is three pronged: to guide the life and care of Ahu‘ena Heiau and advocate for all sacred sites of this Kona coast and elsewhere in Hawaii, and to educate all desiring to learn about the heritage of the Hawaiian people in language, history and culture. The third emphasis is the creation of land-based archives to help to keep the wisdom of the ages of Hawaii while serving as places from which to keep watchful eye upon the historic sites themselves. Kamakahonu and Kapalaalaea ahupuaa have much in common. Kapalaalaea borders the Kahaluu Historic District.The Kahaluu Historic District, like Kamakahonu, is a national historic landmark for reasons of incredibly high incidences of Hawaiian history and culture here. These places are supposedly protected against desecration, disrespect and rampant EXHIBIT A 22