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consider me a friend; so I won’t give them by name. But again I want to urge acceptance of this without amendment, so that it does get through and become law, and then as we go along and get a feel of it, it can be amended. Thank you very much. WATANABE: Thank you. Mr. Domingo. DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank you for your positiveness. I commend you for your philosophy with regards to this Plan. We really appreciate it, and I’m sure the Steering Committee and the community does really appreciate that. Thank you very much. WATANABE: Do we have any further questions? Okay, thank you, Mr. Blann. I do have an additional person, Marni Herkes; I believe you are a member of the Steering Committee also. May I swear you in. HERKES: You may. WATANABE: Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? HERKES: I do. WATANABE: And name and address, please. HERKES: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Marni Herkes. My Post Office Box is 572, Holualoa. I know Marshall is probably the only one up here today that was from Kailua-Kona; so Holualoa was well represented today. I was on the Steering Committee, and obviously I love the Plan; everything is fine. But I want to talk to you right now as a Board member of Pulama Ia Kona – I see Mr. Yuen is smiling because he is very familiar with the Kona Heritage Corridor. Mamalahoa Highway has been designated as a Kona Heritage Corridor. I will get you all booklets and maps about the Heritage Corridor. We have a workshop st on November 1. We hope to be the first scenic byway in the State. The State has missed millions and millions of federal funds because they have not been able to set up a scenic byway program. We have all the documentation, everything ready to go; and when and if the State gets its act together, and the State Highways gets a program with criteria – we’ve met all the criteria that they can find – we will be a scenic byway. With that comes federal funds, comes a flexible highway and a different kind of a system for highways. So I would encourage you to support Mamalahoa Highway. As it is right now – I drive it about four times a day, we all live on it – it is not a dangerous road, if everybody goes at the speed limit and everybody pays attention. But you cannot talk on your cell phone, eat food, smoke cigarettes, not keep your hands on the wheel while you are driving Mamalahoa Highway; it is one you have to pay attention, and if you do that, for the most part you’ll be okay. At night it gets a little spooky, but I drive it anyway, so -. And I drive a small car; so I don’t have to worry about one of those big ones. But I would st encourage you to, well, invite you to the workshop on November 1, and encourage you to support all of the Heritage Corridors; there is one in Kau, there is one in Volcano, there is one in Hamakua. So all of us are recognizing our buildings and historic objects along our highways. Thank you very much. EXHIBIT D 12