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LAU:Yes, my name is Christopher Lau, address is 220 South King Street, Suite 2170, Honolulu 96813. As I stated earlier, I’m the President of Towne Development of Hawaii, who is the managing member of the Royal Alii LLC. Mr. Chairman, at our last hearing, as Mr. Hayashi mentioned, we were requested to contact the Na Ala Hele organization, which we have; and this morning there’s a representative, Clement Chang is here for any questions that the Commissioners may have. We also sent out copies of the Cultural Assessment Report to the interviewees. I have with me today, well, I’ve invited him and he’s here, Joseph Kennedy, who’s is the principle of Archaeological Consultants of the Pacific. They were the ones who prepared the report. So Mr. Kennedy is here to answer any questions with respect to the cultural survey. One of the issues that came up last time had to do with the Judd Trail; and since our last Commission hearing, we’ve done additional research. We have, well, first of all, let’s start with the tax map. On the lower right-hand side is a copy of the tax map that deals with this parcel. Above it is a blow-up showing the two parcels in question, Parcels 57 and 58. On the tax map there is a notation of the location of the Judd Trail, which is on Parcel 61, which is south of Parcel 58. So you have a blow-up in front of you. Anticipating that the Commission is going to require a metes and bounds description, we sent Wes Thomas and Associates, licensed surveyors, out in the field to locate the walls that are in existence. In front of you you have a copy, the Wes Thomas worksheet showing where the walls are. A blow-up, a full-sized copy is on the wall in the middle. If acceptable by this Commission, what we are proposing is that we prepare a metes and bounds description of the Judd Trail on the tax map, as shown on the Wes Thomas worksheet and, also, include the portion of the map showing the walls. Those are the only walls in existence that we found; and that’s confirmed by the findings of Wes Thomas. With respect to pictures, there are several pictures in the Cultural Impact Assessment showing the walls. WATANABE:Thank you. Fellow Commissioners, are there any questions of the Applicant? Mr. Iwashita? IWASHITA:Thank you, Mr. Chair. Sorry, I’m just trying to study the map closer and frame my question properly. LAU:Oh, there’s one other thing I’d like to point out. Mauka of our property, as shown on the tax map, there is a portion of the Judd Trail that was subdivided as part of the Hoomalu Subdivision. So that exists as a separate legal lot. IWASHITA:That is, that’s the lot labeled Lot A, Judd Trail? Is that correct, Mr. Lau? EXHIBIT A 3