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WATANABE: Thank you. Then I guess we’ll start with you, Ms. – you all may be seated – we’ll start with you, Ms. Higashi. I believe you are testifying on behalf of Randy Vitousek? HIGASHI: Yes. Good afternoon, Chairman and Commissioners -. WATANABE: Would you speak into the mike, please, ma’am. And before you begin your testimony, name and address, please, for the record. HIGASHI: My name is Lynn Higashi. My address is 75-170 Hualalai Road, Suite B303, Kailua-Kona, 96740. And I’m with the office of Cades Schutte, Randy Vitousek’s office. WATANABE: Thank you. You may proceed. HIGASHI: And I’m just here on behalf of Mauna Lani Resort Association to note the withdrawal of our opposition to the SMA application and to support the project, as we’ve reached an agreement with the applicant. WATANABE: Okay. Do we have any questions for Ms. Higashi? Easy, yeah? Thank you. HIGASHI: That’s why I’m here. WOODWARD: That was pretty clear. WATANABE: Okay. I guess Mr. Robertson. Name and address, please. ROBERTSON: George Robertson, P. O. Box 44490, Kamuela 96743. And I’m on the Board of the Puako Community Association. I’m here to express my thanks to Stanford Carr Development for adding these conditions. Our major concern as a community is the water quality of the coastline, and the fact that they are willing to use the effluent that’s produced by the project to irrigate their golf course should take care of our concerns. The only thing I’m worried about is that the language “economically reasonable” or whatever, I’m concerned that that may give them an out on just saying someday, well, we can’t do this anymore, the quality of effluent is not adequate and so on; and maybe you folks could take that into consideration. I don’t see that being a problem; I think they will be wise to use the effluent for irrigation, that saves them using other water for that. So hopefully, that’ll be done, and it’ll be satisfactory. Our concern also is that the Mauna Lani sewage treatment plant has become a private company, Hawaiian Water, they are in the process of drilling two injection wells and their plan is to inject effluent from the sewage treatment plant into those wells. And we are very concerned that that would percolate out onto the reef and have an impact on the new shore water. So I’m very happy to see that the Director placed a requirement for water quality monitoring in the conditions. And hopefully, we can establish a baseline study and measure any impacts that may result from these wells. I know these wells are not related to Stanford Carr, but they impact the Resort and will possibly impact Puako. So if that effluent can be used for irrigation, that satisfies us. EXHIBIT C 12