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going in - I go to walk every morning at 5:30, it’s fairly clear. I come back about 7, it is as the other gentleman said, huge impact, people walking and jogging and cars going by. And there’s already White Sands, well, of course, this is summer, people are parking at the beach, and it’s really intense. So if they could eliminate a couple of their buildings, create a recreation and swimming pool, the people at their complex would have a nice place to enjoy, as well as our beaches. That’s the problem, you cannot allow a subdivision or a complex to rely on the County facilities at White Sands and Pahoehoe. We do not have the room. We’ll share it, but don’t make it exclusive. I think that’s about it. Thank you very much. WATANABE:You have any questions for Mrs. Stone? None? Okay. Mr. Milton? MILTON:Yeah. WATANABE:Now, would you state your name and address, please, for the record? MILTON:Yes, I will. I’m Dr. Robert Milton. And my wife and I have resided at 77-6452 Ali`i for the past 17 years, so we’ve seen Ali`i Drive with more changes. I’m here somewhat under duress because I have always been pro-development my entire life, and I still am. And so I do not wish to in any way suggest that I am against this project going forward. What I am concerned about has to do with having a connection to Ali`i Highway, or Parkway, for the purpose of an emergency. Because, as you know, there are infinite possibilities; but I think that in terms of the laws of probability, we’re pretty much in line for something to happen here that could be a catastrophy for everyone. And we don’t want to have a Katrina here, I’m sure. But if we continue to congest Ali`i, we could have something here that would make Katrina look like child’s play I deliberately talked to Dr. Widmann, who’s the one who wanted to contest this, and told him that perhaps we needed to listen to see what happens today; and, obviously, this is going to be postponed. And I’m sure there’ll be many others of my friends and neighbors who will join in saying, “Look, we need to have some sort of safety access up the hill to allow for emergency of fire, a hurricane, an earthquake.” All of those things could be an incredible catastrophe here for us in this community. I wanted to just end by saying that ARP, the Association for Retired Persons, did a survey; and what they’re saying is 13 million Americans, age 50 and older, will need help to evacuate their homes in a disaster. And I think if you continue to develop the properties along Ali`i, we can count the number of victims will probably outnumber what happened to Katrina. Thank you for your attention. WATANABE:Thank you. Does anyone have any questions? Thank you. Will the applicants please come back up? I think we’ve got a couple of things here that we EXHIBIT C 24