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GRAHAM:I think we can decide on whether the application is complete with consultation with the Planning Director, and the Corporation Counsel, and Mr. Fuke, and all here in a few minutes. But I’d like to catch Mr. Tyler for a second just before he leaves. Curtis, this really came to my head in the last SMA application we had on the Ali`i, Royal Ali`i project. These cultural impact assessments that we were looking at, our real duty here is to come up with accepting or rejecting an application and making appropriate conditions. And in the last one, I found a difficulty in myself of knowing whether the real value of that assessment was in how we might make conditions that are appropriate, or whether the real value of that assessment more is in documentation of the history of the area and things like that, you know, and, you know, just sort of honoring the history and keeping it alive, as opposed to how it relates to the particular decision right in front of us. And since you know so much more about this, these assessments than I do, I believe, can you just, you know, concisely give me a little idea of how I might try to evaluate when I’m trying to make a decision on a specific application? TYLER:Yes, very simply, you need to refer to the guidelines. Go on the OEQC site and it’ll tell you that, what is sufficient and what is insufficient; and it’s pretty straight-forward. I read them. I read them to you, but there’s much more information there that’ll allow each of the Commissioners to assess this for themselves. I neglected to mention, Mr. Chairman, that I have an interest that is separate and distinct from the public because I am a descendant from this area and I am a recognized lineal descendant for the property directly adjacent to this and to the south. No matter what Mr. Fuke says, no matter what Mr. Hayashi says, no matter what the Director says, your application is incomplete in accordance to your rules. And, I again, want to say and emphasize, be very careful if you decide to move forward on an incomplete application that is inconsistent with the Supreme Court rulings and State law relating to valued cultural resources, be very careful. Mr. Brooks, who also works with Westpro, and I have been talking about this project for quite awhile. He has been very open, shared the information. Mr. Dickler, I know very well. This is not an end-around. This is not an attempt to in any way subvert their effort. This is only an effort to be sure that this legal issue, which has been so much in the news, which has created so much problems for people in the future, does not become an issue here; and it will become an issue if you do not heed the law. Thank you. WATANABE:Okay. Well. Comment? YUEN:Yes, Mr. Tyler may have a point on the Cultural Resources Management Plan, and I have to look at that. I don’t believe that there was one submitted with what we have so far. However, on the other two items, we’re talking about two different things; and the application is in compliance and is complete. The cultural impact assessment that he’s talking about and referencing the OEQC guidelines is required when there is an EXHIBIT C 16