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As the staff has indicated, we’ve settled our issues with the Mauna Lani Resort Association and the Villages at Mauna Lani, which is the closest residential development across the street. And we’ve addressed the resort-wide and their specific concerns. Then we’ve agreed to conditions in our private settlement agreements that would address these concerns. We have proposed some conditions of approval that are slightly revised from those that you saw from the Director; I think we passed those out earlier today. And I have, based upon the request and the agreement by Stanford Carr Development to add two more conditions, which are essentially going to be, I’m going to read in the conditions into the record, and provide the staff with a copy: One is relating to the irrigation of the three-fairway golf amenity or equivalent open space area, and the other one is the agreement by Stanford Carr Development to utilize the construction access road that we’re going to be using as an alternate emergency evacuation route for the Mauna Lani Resort and the Puako community. So we’ll go forward with the project presentation, and we’ll close with the discussion on the conditions. I don’t know at what point you want to take public testimony, but please tell us. WATANABE: Okay. I think, since we already have you up, we can probably take testimony after your presentation. But before we proceed, you know, I already swore you in, Mr. Lim, but may I swear the other three of you in since you will be providing testimony. So would you raise your right hand, please. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? APPLICANTS: I do. WATANABE: Thank you. Then before each of you begin with your presentation, would you state your full name and address for the record, please. I guess we’re going to begin with you, so you may start. SUWA: My name is, again, Alan Suwa. I’m a planner with Wilson Okamoto Associates. I reside at 95-1093 Kelakela Street, Mililani, Hawaii. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. As the last on developed area of the master plan of Mauna Lani Resort, beneficial use of this area is proposed to complete the vision of a major visitor destination at Mauna Lani. The project is consistent with the existing Mauna Lani Resort development. The proposed site plan, as you will see, has been configured to provide the amenities that are expected from a world-class resort facility, or preserving and enhancing the natural beauty and resources of the project site and surroundings. The entire project will be developed over an eight-to-ten-year timeframe, and the estimated construction cost of the proposed improvements is about $400 million dollars. The site is situated within the Special Management Area boundary such that all proposed improvements are subject to the objectives, policies and guidelines of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes and Rule 9 of the Hawaii County Planning Commission. We believe the project is consistent with the objectives, policies and guidelines of the Coastal Zone Management program and the Special Management Area rules. What we’d like to present is how the plan addresses the ten objectives EXHIBIT C 4