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The Kona-Kohala resort area has become an international culinary destination because of the establishment of our Hawaiian regional cuisine by our local chefs and the world-wide trained chefs being brought in by all the high-end resorts and restaurateurs. Add to the fact that as of a week ago, the #1 Student Culinary T product of the University of Hawaii Community College System. The KapiÒolani Community College Student Culinary Team on Oahu received gold medals and were named American Culinary Federation 2009 National Student Team Champions at the National Chefs Convention in Florida. Palamanui will also be a Community College that will be able to produce such a team. As to those in the community who are saying that Ðif we give into all these concessions now, they will not be put in at a later date,Ñ well, Palamanui Global Holdings has a contractual and obligatory responsibility to the community to complete their development per their agreement with the County of Hawaii. Besides, Planning Commission meetings like this will keep them in check and give the public opportunities to voice their concerns as needed Requiring, at this time, Palamanui Global Holdings to put in an upper access road or a park, when the housing has not of yet been built, seems to be a bit ludicrous. ItÓs time for the Commission to think of the well being of West Hawaii community and agree to the changes being requested by Palamanui. Thank you for your time and positive consideration of this matte WATANABE: Thank you. Do we have any questions of Mr. Trask? DoesnÓt look like it. Bo Kahui. KAHUI: Aloha. COMMISSIONERS: Aloha. KAHUI: My name is Bo Kahui. I live at 74-5146 Halealono Place in the Kaniohale Community Homestead within the villages of LaiÒopua. I submitted my testimony in support of the changes with respect to the conditions of Ordinance No. 06-105. Now having said that, you have my written testimony. Someone earlier said that they wanted to speak from the heart. Well, us guys, us native Hawaiians, we speak from the naÒau, so IÓd like to speak from naÒau. IÓm the only person in my family that has graduated from the Uni many years when you look at the demographics and the education of Hawaiians, we oftentimes forget how to serve that community, or how to build that community up with respect to their educational future. The proposal you have before you today in effect will help accelerate the building of that community college. And as a native Hawaiian and a leader of our community, we need to get that community college started. ItÓs long overdue. When you look at the regional demographics in particular, the urbanization of Kealakehe, Keahuolu, Palamanui, and all of the West Hawaiian region starting from Palani Highway across the west region, youÓve got to start EXHIBIT B 16