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ROLAND:Oh, you want to bring it over there? So its reverse to this and north would be the other end in reality. But the highway frontage there is a little different. Theres easements and other roadways in that area and the highway is occupying about 45 feet of the 80- foot slough that goes through the area. So theres a potential down the road as a community actually developes and has a plan, that certain things could be developed and accommodated according to whatever happens around this area. So, the Southcoast Bar property is probably going to get developed very soon. So, on the board in the middle here is a roadway that I was responsible for putting it in Kona that serviced a farm-labor housing and it was funded by the government and 14% grade was the maximum grade that you could have. And so barely on this property was it possible to put a road in connecting to the Belt Highway. But it couldnt achieve the 14% grade and service the farm below. So the Highway department was accommodating to the point that they waived their rules of perpendicular access to the highway. And we were able to build a road as it went down to extend it so that we could actually achieve a 14% grade. And this was just barely possible. And as a consequence of that experience I realize that the State HighwayDepartmentarealittlebitpragmaticinthefactthattheydliketodealwithreal situations and they are sometimes accommodating. And above that is a map showing the highway at that section so you can see that there is some latitude for highway development. And then this big map is just to indicate that were really involved in the middle of an area. Very large chunks of land that are owned by the State and the Federal government and large private owners and the need for regional planning of that area is probably a prime opportunity for us all to do something right because you have such great raw materials to work with in this region. And we dont have to plan the way were forced to in Kailua or Hilo because its already established. And so we want to set an example that, fix it up a little higher than what is being done. This is an expedient for economics. Very (inaudible) aspect is more social and environmental than economic. So I would hope youd see the virtue of the project and leave us whatever latitude thats within your powers to do so that we can actually jump through all the hoops that are going to be necessary. Cause this is going to require dealing with a lot of agencies that have quite strict requirements. And I think we can overcome some of them if we are allowed to do that. SPRINGER:Thank you. Are we at-? ROLAND:And Id just like to say this other map is- shows all the existing trees and it shows the formations that are actually buffers in reality themselves. And the whole site was designed to existing conditions with the hope of not having to disturb the land very much. It had already been bulldozed in major areas on the first two properties that had been consolidated. The other one is pretty much natural. And we are building in what is now going to be called you know, green building and so were trying to do something that doesnt come in where they bulldoze everything and destroy all the trees. And weve gone through a lot of effort to put these buildings together in ways that they create natural spaces and a park-like setting. So basically thats my take on it. SPRINGER:Thank you for the orientation to your supplemental materials. Commissioner Graham did I see a question there? EXHIBIT B 12