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that area, there are ten endangered trees – uhiuhi trees – and probably about 100 wiliwili trees. We are willing to spend our time and our efforts to steward that area. But we’re also concerned about there is, this isn’t the only place where this very rare dry forest remnant remains; there are other areas just outside our project that have other uhiuhi trees – three more – and wiliwili trees that are on the makai and mauka side of Waikoloa Road. We’d just like to point out to the Planning Department that this is a really rare environment, that there are lots of places that could be developed that don’t contain any of these trees that were very important to the Hawaiian community. And we just want to emphasize that we don’t expect the County to do everything for us, that we are willing to work really hard for our community, and we appreciate the opportunity. Thank you for listening. WATANABE: Thank you. Do we have any questions for Ms. Brand? It doesn’t seem like it. Okay. Pohai Kirkland? KIRKLAND: Pohai Kirkland. 68-1700 Ho`oko Street, Waikoloa. And I had to think about it, okay, now, why would I want to come up and testify, and who do I represent. So I represent everybody, you know, all my kupuna from the past, I definitely represent all of the people that have been involved here in the present, and I definitely represent what happens in the future, and then on another leg, the South Kohala Hawaiian Civic Club. And that is the capacity, actually, on which I sit here in front of you this evening because I am so thrilled that the sense of culture is going to be maintained – not just Hawaiian culture, the sense of culture, the wahi pana of all of these four distinct ili or kulana or the true ahupuaa. And so I wanted to also, you know, explain that. That’s one of the reasons, as the Steering Committee, we were really excited about all four distinct areas, because as Olani Lilly said eloquently – and I will do it no justice – and that is, whatever affects the kuahiwi affects the uplands, whatever affects the uplands and the kuahiwi affects the lowlands, and all of that affects the ke kai.So on that note, I want to say mahalo so much because I know that you have your work cut off for you, and now it begins, so -. Thank you. WATANABE: Do we have any questions for Ms. Kirkland? Okay, thank you for your testimony. Thank you, also, for your cooperation; you were very organized and brief. The last three testifiers I have that are signed up are Ruth Smith, Lester Seto and Gunner Mench. SMITH: We have one more. WATANABE: Well, yes, would you come up also, ma’am. Okay. Let me swear you all in then. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: Yes. WATANABE: All the mikes are on this side – would you like to start, ma’am? I don’t have your name so you could start with your name and address. STAPLETON: Malia Stapleton. 68-1802 Puu Nui Street, Waikoloa. All right. Good evening. I’m here tonight not just as a lifelong resident of the South Kohala district but as the EXHIBIT E 24