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resources but there has been no identification and description of the cultural resources, practices and beliefs located here. To the contrary, it says it appears to be none. The Applicant has told Mr. Fuke that, according to the Applicant, it appears to be none. The Applicant is not qualified to assess this. And, finally, “(6) assess the impact of the proposed action, alternatives to the proposed action, and mitigation measures, on the cultural resources, practices and beliefs”, now, remember, practices and beliefs identified, since none have been identified and they haven’t been identified because there have been none of these studies, then you have not met the requirements of the law. So I’m not here today to oppose this project. I’m only here today to insure that you follow your rules and the law, and I’m not saying you’re not going to. You’ve got a lot of materials before you and you have a lot to review here. I think at the very least you’ve got to continue this for at least 30 days, perhaps longer. And I’m sure Mr. Yuen, who is an attorney and understands what I’m talking about because he was instrumental in getting these revisions and amendments to your rule put in, will be able to explain this to you. And I kind of want to leave it at that because you can’t really go on until you have taken care of that. Thank you. I’ll be happy to answer any questions. WATANABE:Okay, thank you. Do we have any questions for -? IWASHITA:I don’t have a question of Mr. Tyler but I guess I have a concern I’d like to express about the point raised by Mr. Tyler at this time. And that is that the ordinance is clear in my mind requiring the inclusion of a Cultural Resource Management Plan; and, you know, there is none here. The rules are clear that such study be done, and it’s not included in the application. And I guess the rules, to me, are also clear that in order to proceed to hearing, you first need a properly filed and completed application; and it seems to me that we don’t have a complete application. So I guess, procedurally, in my mind, what should be done is the application should either voluntarily be withdrawn or a determination should be made that it’s not complete and it’s not proper for hearing. TYLER:Mr. Chairman, just one quick comment, I’m sorry. Mr. Iwashita is exactly correct in my estimation, and I’m not your legal advisor. And this brings in, and the reason this is important for you to think about and consider is that there are people in the audience, and perhaps otherwise, who were unable to assess what the impacts of this project might be because they didn’t get the materials in a timely fashion. You know, two days before, when did you get yours, Monday, a few days? You know, this is insufficient time. And second of all, if there are people who want to file a Contested Case and the application is insufficient and incomplete and therefore should have never been here, you open -, back up. So I would say be careful about that. Thank you. WATANABE:Mr. Graham? EXHIBIT C 15