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is, while it might be shown within the metes and bounds of either Mr. Lau’s property and/or, I’m sorry, the subject property and/or the adjacent property also owned by Mr. Smith, Lot 4, that there be an additional buffer from this because this is, as Mr. Iwashita has pointed out, is part of the State Trust assets; and it is held, it’s held in trust for all the people. And it is not, the current property owners, successors and assigns will not own that unless there has been a quitclaim deed, and I can’t imagine how it would happened. And, I think that covers my comments. I’d be happy to answer any questions if any of you have any. Thank you. WATANABE:Thank you. Are there any questions for the testifier? Mr. Salavea? SALAVEA:Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Tyler, for your testimony and being here this morning. TYLER:You’re welcome, sir. SALAVEA:Regarding the cultural representation of the archaeological or the cultural EIS and it being insufficient in your opinion, what recommendations do you have for the body to remedy the situation or insure that the assets on site are fully represented in there in terms of their significance and the role that they played in Hawaiian times? TYLER:Thank you for the question, sir. I’ll attempt to answer it as best I can. I point this out because the inclusion of impact assessments into your rules is one of the best things that has happened in a long time; and I commend the Director for suggesting these. And I point out what I believe are the shortcomings because this area is so significant and the, there have been substantial studies done for the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, in particular, the Parks Division, as well as the State Historic Preservation Division about this area, including specifically Kaumalumalu; and I cited it in my interview. Yet, to my knowledge, none of these documents that are referenced seemed to have been reviewed with respect to this assessment. And I think if they had been there would have been a lot more information in this assessment that would be relevant to your very question about, you know, what is there and what might go on there in the future. The perspective that Native Hawaiian practitioners has about cultural resources is significantly different than a public user, and I tried to point out to Ms. Gregg that the Keolanahihi and Keakealani Wahine Complexes which adjoin this, which are nearby, actually there’s a slightly intervening property between them but was all part of this well center, were so important in Hawaiian culture, and Hawaiian daily life that, and perpetuation of the culture that these should have been considered here. I shudder to think that, you know, 20 years from now, somebody is going to read this report and say, “My God, what happened here. There really wasn’t much going on,” and that’s all, you know. I’m not here to hold up the project. I just -. WATANABE:Yeah. Mr. Tyler, if I may -. EXHIBIT A 17