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that kind of diversity? Right? Our law is basically, its easiest for developers to go get a subdivision, single-familydetached dwellings, right, and sell them for today $300,000, $400,000, $500,000 a pop, right? Thats the easiest thing to do; and thats why we have our problems. Okay? Thats my view; and thats why I say we should do it in the community development process and Mr. Delozier, you know, should go through that, help us expedite that process, talk to Councilman Higa and the rest of the Council to allocate the money to get the job done in a better way. GALDONES:Ms. Herrington, before you answer the questions -. HERRINGTON:I know you have time constraints, yes. GALDONES:No, Id like to remind the Commissioners were here to take testimony from the public and we are not here to debate our position with them. So if we haveanyquestionsinrelationtotheirtestimonythattheyhavepresented,pleasedirect your questions to their testimony; but lets not get into the debate with them. I would appreciate that. Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:Yes. I just wanted to remind Commissioner Iwashita, although I agree about community development plans, but Mr. Delozier has a timeline, he has to get out of where he is, and he doesnt have time to wait for the County Council to take it up and raise a bond issue and all of that stuff. So we cant wait for the community development plan based on Mr. Deloziers situation. It would be pertinent in future situations that come up, but I think we have to deal with this one based on what we have in front of us today. GALDONES:Commissioner Graham. GRAHAM:I have a quick question for the Planning Director in regard to his response before to this testifier when you were explaining the relationship with the General Plan to the zoning and that the zoning needs to be changed in this situation, but because of the New General Plan, it would conform to the General Plan to change the zoning. Ive been on the Commission for a bit more than two years now and weve had a number of rezonings, as I recall, in this general area, of course, many of which would have been before the New General Plan. So I should know the answer to the question. But the question is were we approving these rezonings that weve been approving when they were not in conformance with the General Plan? YUEN:No. The rezonings that you had before were on areas that were typically designated industrial already on the General Plan. The rezonings that I remember being processed through in the last couple of years, actually in the last four years before this, were along Kawili Street, which is already an industrial area in the General Plan. They were for properties fronting Kawili Street. We also did a property, I believe, Kalanikoa Street over off the left-hand side of the map near Piilani Street where it was also industrial. So this is the first one that has come up in a block that was still Low Density Urban in the General Plan until it was changed in February 2005. The 20EXHIBIT A