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In March of this year I gave written testimony to the Steering Committee, asking that the right of landowners be adopted or recognized and captured in a policy for the Plan, to recognize and preserve the existing rights of landowners. I later modified that written testimony orally to just call for a balance between the needs and desires of the community and the rights of private property owners. The Steering Committee I think feels that the balance is achieved as a whole in the Plan even though it’s not captured in a policy. I would have rather seen a policy. But I just wanted to draw your attention to a couple things, not take too much time, come back to you maybe next meeting or to the Council. If I could please, I hope my pages are numbered the same as yours, page 41, Section 4.2.5, Strategy 2.5, I’d like to praise the public access committee. Mr. Carvalho was a big participant in that. If you just look at the short Strategy, 2.5, on page 41, it calls for, to, “Encourage and increase cooperation and coordination between the community and private landowners regarding public access to coastal and mauka lands.” That’s what I’ve been looking for, involve the private landowners. Certainly makes sense if you’re going to have access across someone’s land, you involve them. By contrast, if I could draw your attention then to Strategy 4.1.7, page 25, this now we’ve gone from the public access section of the Plan to the growth management section. I need to check my pagination here. WATANABE: Our numbering must be wrong. All right, I’m on the growth section. LUCE: Okay. Well, wait my numbering could be wrong. Just give me a moment, if you would. Boy, this growth management section you notice goes on and on. WATANABE: Well, what’s the heading on that growth management -? LUCE: I’ve got it here. It’s my page 37 and it’s Strategy 1.7, “Implement a Policy for a Cultural and Historical Preservation Community.” It’s important to me that you can find it, Strategy 1.7, my page 37. WATANABE: Okay. I believe that’s our page 36, LUCE: Okay. WATANABE: Bottom of page 36. LUCE: Yes, it begins at the bottom and then it continues into Action Steps. WATANABE: Yes. LUCE: On page 37, what needs to be done, the fourth bullet, “All steps should be done in consultation,” and this is a process whereby culturally significant items, be they archaeology or -. Again, one of the problems is how do you define culturally significant items. They’re different to everyone. But this encourages “Identify areas requiring additional protection.” That in and of itself is a problem. But the bottom one “All steps should be done in consultation with the community, scientists, natural resource managers and cultural experts.” EXHIBIT D 5