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WATANABE: Well, I think we’d like to respond to your concerns, and the Director <br />should probably correct me if I’m wrong. But with regard to some of the identified trails or <br />targeted trails, you know, mauka/makai accesses, I don’t believe listing some of these trails <br />within the CDP really establishes them as a specific public access. Obviously further <br />negotiations, further action has to come about before, you know, easements can be arrived at. <br />Yeah? So in that respect the private landowners would be addressed. And I do believe with <br />regard to the historical sites, I believe it’s in reference again to when you’re attempting to, say, <br />develop some land, you may have the development rights but you’re going to have to go in for <br />plan approvals; and, typically, you know we do ask them to get clearances through the State as <br />far as whatever historical sites that may need to be preserved. That is not to say that the land <br />itself cannot be used at all. But I think this is something that possibly the Director could expand <br />upon so that you recognize that the CDP in and of itself does not necessarily create all of these <br />visions. There are more steps that need to occur that certainly will involve private landowners <br />before any action is really finalized. But -. <br />LUCE: And I believe you have to disclose it, that it’s on the books for future <br />negotiations. If I sold a piece of property and didn’t tell you that this was targeted in this Plan, I <br />don’t think you’d be very happy. <br />WATANABE: Okay, I, that -. <br />LUCE: And, also, just, with all due respect to you, I think you’ll find in this Plan <br />that it calls for a creation of a subcommittee to determine what’s culturally significant. And, <br />again, my concern about Sunshine Law for subcommittees and lack of input from the <br />landowners, it’s a recipe for disaster, I think. But maybe there’s some light at the end of the <br />tunnel, you know. <br />WATANABE: Mr. Woodward. <br />WOODWARD: Well, I agree with your concerns but I think basically this list of trails is <br />kind of a wish list. And if you look at the last sentence there on the first paragraph, “The trails <br />and accesses listed here are based on community desires and recommendations and are not <br />necessarily the accessways that have been negotiated by the County Planning Department in <br />their permit requirements.” So while I appreciate your concerns and I think they are valid, a lot <br />of these things in this CDP are essentially wish lists. There are things they would like to have <br />done, but this doesn’t spell out that it has to be done. The problems that I have are only when it <br />says “shall” because that will become ordinance. That will become mandate. That will have <br />force of law. This is basically, well, we’d like to have this done, or we should do this, or <br />something of that nature. So I don’t look upon this as anything that has any force of law. It’s <br />merely guidance. And it will have to have Council action for any of these things to happen. So I <br />don’t think as far as, you know, selling a piece of property when it’s on a wish list of the things <br />that the North Kohala CDP wants would really be a big problem. That’s just my two cents worth <br />on that. <br />EXHIBIT D <br />7 <br /> <br />